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... period linen was first dyed 6. At what period coloured awnings were first employed in the theatres 7. The nature of spartum 8. The mode of preparing spartum 9. At what period spartum was first employed .. 11. Plants which spring up and ...
... period linen was first dyed 6. At what period coloured awnings were first employed in the theatres 7. The nature of spartum 8. The mode of preparing spartum 9. At what period spartum was first employed .. 11. Plants which spring up and ...
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... period of time pasture lands were the only sources of the public revenue . Fines , too , were only imposed in the shape of paying so many sheep or so many oxen ; and the be- nevolent spirit of the ancient laws deserves remark , which ...
... period of time pasture lands were the only sources of the public revenue . Fines , too , were only imposed in the shape of paying so many sheep or so many oxen ; and the be- nevolent spirit of the ancient laws deserves remark , which ...
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... period alludes to the ap- pearance of the stalk from its sheath of leaves , and the second to the for- mation of the ear . 30 A.U.C. 298 . 32 Nundinis . 31 See B. xxxiv . c . 11. A.U.C. 317 . 33 On the road to Ostia . It was said to ...
... period alludes to the ap- pearance of the stalk from its sheath of leaves , and the second to the for- mation of the ear . 30 A.U.C. 298 . 32 Nundinis . 31 See B. xxxiv . c . 11. A.U.C. 317 . 33 On the road to Ostia . It was said to ...
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... period , and at first , as indeed they were obliged to do , they paid their sole attention to the culture of the fields . The various methods of cultivat- ing the land will now be our subject ; and they shall be treated of by us in no ...
... period , and at first , as indeed they were obliged to do , they paid their sole attention to the culture of the fields . The various methods of cultivat- ing the land will now be our subject ; and they shall be treated of by us in no ...
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... periods of the year only ; though , in reality , there is no soil that can be looked upon as really valuable that is not healthy all the year through . " That49 is sure to be bad land against which its owner has a continual struggle ...
... periods of the year only ; though , in reality , there is no soil that can be looked upon as really valuable that is not healthy all the year through . " That49 is sure to be bad land against which its owner has a continual struggle ...
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