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... addition to which , this mode of sharpening them against hard substances would only wear away the enamel , and ultimately destroy them . The acts of animals in a moment of rage or frenzy have evidently been mistaken here for the ...
... addition to which , this mode of sharpening them against hard substances would only wear away the enamel , and ultimately destroy them . The acts of animals in a moment of rage or frenzy have evidently been mistaken here for the ...
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... addition of an immense extent of territory to the Roman sway , are well known : " The man must be looked upon , " said he , as a dangerous citizen , for whom seven jugera of land are not enough ; " such being the amount of land that had ...
... addition of an immense extent of territory to the Roman sway , are well known : " The man must be looked upon , " said he , as a dangerous citizen , for whom seven jugera of land are not enough ; " such being the amount of land that had ...
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... 47 The aλpírov of the Greeks . 48 This , as Fée observes , would tend to give it a very disagreeable flavour . 49 " Acetabulum . " fine meal , with the addition of the ingredients already 28 [ Book XVIII . PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY .
... 47 The aλpírov of the Greeks . 48 This , as Fée observes , would tend to give it a very disagreeable flavour . 49 " Acetabulum . " fine meal , with the addition of the ingredients already 28 [ Book XVIII . PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY .
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Pliny (the Elder.) fine meal , with the addition of the ingredients already men- tioned , and some millet as well . Barley bread , which was extensively used by the ancients , has now fallen into universal disrepute , and is mostly used ...
Pliny (the Elder.) fine meal , with the addition of the ingredients already men- tioned , and some millet as well . Barley bread , which was extensively used by the ancients , has now fallen into universal disrepute , and is mostly used ...
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... addition to this , in either case there should be half a modius of white meal , with four sextarii of coarse meal , known as " seconds , " and the same quantity of bran.85 The Pisan wheat produces five sextarii of fine flour to the ...
... addition to this , in either case there should be half a modius of white meal , with four sextarii of coarse meal , known as " seconds , " and the same quantity of bran.85 The Pisan wheat produces five sextarii of fine flour to the ...
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