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The History, Civil and Commercial, of the West Indies: With a Continuation ... - Page 120
by Bryan Edwards - 1819
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Surveys of nature; historical, moral and entertaining

Francis Fitzgerald - 1787 - 768 pages
...no great matter by leaving a leg or an arm, for they foon grow again. They live in a kind of fociety in the mountains -, but regularly once a year march down to the fea-fide, in a body of fome millions. They chtife April or May for their expedition ; fallying out...
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The Britannic magazine; or entertaining repository of heroic ..., Volume 1

482 pages
...the tropics, and feeds upon vegetables. Thefe creatures live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year, march down to the lea-fide in a body of Ibme millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they chooie the month...
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The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 2

1793 - 522 pages
...any author whatever. " Thefe animals" (fays Du Tertre) " live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their retreats in " the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the fea" fide in a body of fome millions at a time. As they multiply in great " numbers, they chufe the...
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The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West ...

Bryan Edwards - Botany - 1793 - 532 pages
...any author whatever. " Thefe animals" (fays Du Tertre) " live not only in a kind of orderly " fociety in their retreats in the mountains, but " regularly once a year march down to the fea" fide in a body of fome millions at a time. As " they multiply in great numbers, they chufe " the...
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The British Critic, Volumes 1-2

English literature - 1793 - 514 pages
...any author whatever. " Thefe animals" (fays Du Tertre) " live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their retreats in " the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the fea" fide in a body of fome millions at a rime. As they multiply in great " numbers, they chufe the...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volume 4, Part 1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 454 pages
...between the tropics ; and feeds upon vegetables. Thefe animals live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the fea-fide in a body of fome millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they choofe the month...
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The General Genteel Preceptor

Francis Fitzgerald - 1797 - 556 pages
...no great matter by leaving a leg or an arm, for it foon grows again. They live in a kind of fociety in the mountains; but regularly once a year march down to the fea-fide, in a body of fome millions. They choofe April or May for their expedition ; Tallying out...
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The New Wonderful Museum, and Extraordinary Magazine: Being a Complete ...

William Granger - Characters and characteristics - 1802 - 672 pages
...the tropics, and feeds upon vegetables. Thefe creatures live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the fea-fide in a body of fome millions at a time. As they multiply in numbers, they choofe the month of...
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The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the ..., Volume 1

Bryan Edwards - Bahamas - 1805 - 464 pages
...society in their retreats " in the mountains, but regularly once a year march " down to the sea-side in a body of some millions at a " time. As they multiply..." choose the months of April or May to begin their " expedition ; and then sally out from the stumps of " hollow trees, from the clefts of rocks, and...
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Gallery of Nature and Art, Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ..., Volume 5

Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...society, in the retreats in the mountains ; hot regularly, once a year, march down to the sea-side in a body of some millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they choose the month of April or May to begin their expedition ; and then sally out by thousands from the stumps of...
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