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... wind there blows many parts of the year more than the east wind , as also , said he , it doth with us : but there it blows from the continent , and cold , but with us from the sea , and warmish ; and , said he , if the east wind should ...
... wind there blows many parts of the year more than the east wind , as also , said he , it doth with us : but there it blows from the continent , and cold , but with us from the sea , and warmish ; and , said he , if the east wind should ...
Page 465
... wind towards the end of April which killed their vines . It is thought that the sound of bells will disperse lightning and thunder ; in winds it hath not been observed . Pliny relates that the vehemence of a whirlwind may be allayed by ...
... wind towards the end of April which killed their vines . It is thought that the sound of bells will disperse lightning and thunder ; in winds it hath not been observed . Pliny relates that the vehemence of a whirlwind may be allayed by ...
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... wind . Upon the approach of wind , swine will be so terrified and disturbed , and use such strange actions , that country people say that creature only can see the wind and perceive the horridness of it . A little before the wind ...
... wind . Upon the approach of wind , swine will be so terrified and disturbed , and use such strange actions , that country people say that creature only can see the wind and perceive the horridness of it . A little before the wind ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 5 |
Moral Theological and Historical Works Section 1 Essays | 9 |
Wisdom of the Ancients | 89 |
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