Chambers's Edinburgh JournalW. Orr, 1843 - Edinburgh (Scotland) |
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... head , with the vertebræ of the neck , finished off with a pair of bat's wings ! * The flower of the bee orchis is like a piece of honeycomb , and , strange to say , the bees delight in it . Then there is the snap - dragon , the corolla ...
... head , with the vertebræ of the neck , finished off with a pair of bat's wings ! * The flower of the bee orchis is like a piece of honeycomb , and , strange to say , the bees delight in it . Then there is the snap - dragon , the corolla ...
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... head and eyes move in a manner perfectly natural , you are at first startled at being brought so immediately in contact with a person of character so infamous , and who appears to be in the act of discharging his terri.ic instrument of ...
... head and eyes move in a manner perfectly natural , you are at first startled at being brought so immediately in contact with a person of character so infamous , and who appears to be in the act of discharging his terri.ic instrument of ...
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... head by the Archbishop of Canterbury , who is stand- ing behind , as if imploring a blessing . The Queen is holding in her hand the orb and sceptre , the insignia of royalty . The archbishop is supported by the Arch- bishop of York on ...
... head by the Archbishop of Canterbury , who is stand- ing behind , as if imploring a blessing . The Queen is holding in her hand the orb and sceptre , the insignia of royalty . The archbishop is supported by the Arch- bishop of York on ...
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... head of the family , was a truly respectable man for his station in life - quiet , sober , honest , and intelligent . His sons were not behind him in any of these particulars . They , too , were quiet , well - behaved lads . The family ...
... head of the family , was a truly respectable man for his station in life - quiet , sober , honest , and intelligent . His sons were not behind him in any of these particulars . They , too , were quiet , well - behaved lads . The family ...
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... head was a black cap , embroidered with gold and white beads , tied at the top with an enor- mous bow of black ribbons . The head - dress was almost universally black , and in most cases thickly sprinkled with golden flowers sewed in ...
... head was a black cap , embroidered with gold and white beads , tied at the top with an enor- mous bow of black ribbons . The head - dress was almost universally black , and in most cases thickly sprinkled with golden flowers sewed in ...
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