An Account of the Past and Present State of the Isle of Man: Including a Topographical Description; a Sketch of Its Mineralogy; an Outline of Its Laws, with the Privileges Enjoyed by Strangers; and a History of the Island |
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... Manks Zoology CHAP . III . On the Population , Climate , Buildings , and Agriculture 24 of the Island 30 CHAP . IV . On the Manufactures of the Island .54 CHAP . V. On the Trade of the Island .60 CHAP . VI . On the Herring and the ...
... Manks Zoology CHAP . III . On the Population , Climate , Buildings , and Agriculture 24 of the Island 30 CHAP . IV . On the Manufactures of the Island .54 CHAP . V. On the Trade of the Island .60 CHAP . VI . On the Herring and the ...
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... Manks appellation , signifying , in that language , among ; this isle being surrounded by other territories . Some suppose it to be derived from Mona , a word which they imagine , but without sufficient authority , to have been used by ...
... Manks appellation , signifying , in that language , among ; this isle being surrounded by other territories . Some suppose it to be derived from Mona , a word which they imagine , but without sufficient authority , to have been used by ...
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... supposed to hold an intermediate place between primitive and flöetz rocks ; of sand - stone of the earliest formation ; and of sand resting upon clay . 24 CHAPTER II . A few words on Manks Zoology Sketch of the Mineralogy . 23.
... supposed to hold an intermediate place between primitive and flöetz rocks ; of sand - stone of the earliest formation ; and of sand resting upon clay . 24 CHAPTER II . A few words on Manks Zoology Sketch of the Mineralogy . 23.
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... Manks Zoology . I WISH it were in my power to give , in the first place , a complete view of the natural state of the island , and then proceed to the improve- ments made by man . On this plan , botany and the remaining branches of ...
... Manks Zoology . I WISH it were in my power to give , in the first place , a complete view of the natural state of the island , and then proceed to the improve- ments made by man . On this plan , botany and the remaining branches of ...
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... , but either very early in the morning or late in the evening ; nourishing , as is conceived , their young , with oil which , drawn from their own constitution , is dropped into their mouths ; for , On Manks Zoology . 25.
... , but either very early in the morning or late in the evening ; nourishing , as is conceived , their young , with oil which , drawn from their own constitution , is dropped into their mouths ; for , On Manks Zoology . 25.
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