The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art, and Mind ...R. Sears, 1856 |
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... mass of the Slavonian race is of the melanous variety . The Laplanders are generally of a dark complexion , but the Finns , Mordouines , and Votiaks , who are allied to them in race , are xan- thous . Many of the northern Tungusians ...
... mass of the Slavonian race is of the melanous variety . The Laplanders are generally of a dark complexion , but the Finns , Mordouines , and Votiaks , who are allied to them in race , are xan- thous . Many of the northern Tungusians ...
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... mass exhibit a shorter term of life than the European average ; but this is sufficiently explained by the privations of their lot in the colonies to which they have been transported , and by an unfavora- ble climactic influence and ...
... mass exhibit a shorter term of life than the European average ; but this is sufficiently explained by the privations of their lot in the colonies to which they have been transported , and by an unfavora- ble climactic influence and ...
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... mass of arms ; and , though rude , undisciplined , and not worth much in an open field against regular troops , he is a dangerous enemy to encounter in irregular mountain- warfare . His taste for dress is almost as expensive as that for ...
... mass of arms ; and , though rude , undisciplined , and not worth much in an open field against regular troops , he is a dangerous enemy to encounter in irregular mountain- warfare . His taste for dress is almost as expensive as that for ...
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... mass , as the buds of a di- cotyledonous tree are united to the stems . This is the case with the tribes of polypi , which have their special habitation in the equatorial seas , and there construct the coral reefs and islands . In the ...
... mass , as the buds of a di- cotyledonous tree are united to the stems . This is the case with the tribes of polypi , which have their special habitation in the equatorial seas , and there construct the coral reefs and islands . In the ...
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... mass of water , and kill from a dis- tance the prey they are anxious to devour . From the facts gathered with reference to fishes , it appears that particu- lar districts or basins of the ocean have tribes peculiar to them , distinct ...
... mass of water , and kill from a dis- tance the prey they are anxious to devour . From the facts gathered with reference to fishes , it appears that particu- lar districts or basins of the ocean have tribes peculiar to them , distinct ...
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Стр. 101 - One day, whilst lying down, a mocking-thrush alighted on the edge of a pitcher, made of the shell of a tortoise, which I held in my hand, and began very quietly to sip the water; it allowed me to lift it from the ground whilst seated on the vessel: I often tried, and very nearly succeeded, in catching these birds by their legs.
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Стр. 63 - ... four basins with a pleasing sound. The roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a. sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, sat the...