The Quarterly Review, Volume 179William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero John Murray, 1894 |
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... never silent . But the closeness and unventilated atmosphere in the houses , the rancid smell from the oil lamps , and the overcrowded rooms , offer serious draw- backs to enjoyment . Were fuel more plentiful , no doubt ventilation ...
... never silent . But the closeness and unventilated atmosphere in the houses , the rancid smell from the oil lamps , and the overcrowded rooms , offer serious draw- backs to enjoyment . Were fuel more plentiful , no doubt ventilation ...
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... never , as with us , laid down . When the track wears so deep that riding becomes impossible , a parallel line is adopted , and thus many ' roads ' are found running side by side . The Ice- landic travelling - box , which supplants the ...
... never , as with us , laid down . When the track wears so deep that riding becomes impossible , a parallel line is adopted , and thus many ' roads ' are found running side by side . The Ice- landic travelling - box , which supplants the ...
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... never ex- ported . As stallions run loose all the year round , there is no choice in breeding ; and until this haphazard fashion is altered , there cannot be the improvement of which the race is capable . * , Good fishing may be had for ...
... never ex- ported . As stallions run loose all the year round , there is no choice in breeding ; and until this haphazard fashion is altered , there cannot be the improvement of which the race is capable . * , Good fishing may be had for ...
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... never fruits , blue violets that are scentless , and some ferns that hold their own bravely in the fight with adverse conditions . The Iceland moss of commerce ( Cetraria islandica ) is collected but to a limited extent , and that more ...
... never fruits , blue violets that are scentless , and some ferns that hold their own bravely in the fight with adverse conditions . The Iceland moss of commerce ( Cetraria islandica ) is collected but to a limited extent , and that more ...
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... never heard of . Where built , as in the Faroes , of earth and stone in layers , the houses have a turf - green roof , which renders them all but indistinguish- able at a distance . The rarity and cost of timber , and the difficulty of ...
... never heard of . Where built , as in the Faroes , of earth and stone in layers , the houses have a turf - green roof , which renders them all but indistinguish- able at a distance . The rarity and cost of timber , and the difficulty of ...
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