Sketches of the History of Man, Volumen1A. Strahan and T. Cadell, London; and for William Creech, Edinburgh, 1788 |
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... inhabitants of hot coun- tries having no notion of hunting . In the uninhabited ifland Bering , adjacent to * The populace about Smyrna have a cruel amufe- ment . They lay the eggs of a hen in a stork's nest . Upon feeing the chickens ...
... inhabitants of hot coun- tries having no notion of hunting . In the uninhabited ifland Bering , adjacent to * The populace about Smyrna have a cruel amufe- ment . They lay the eggs of a hen in a stork's nest . Upon feeing the chickens ...
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... inhabitants of a cold region . Providence has not only fitted the produc- tions of nature for different climates , but has guarded thefe productions against the extremities of the wea- ther in the fame climate . Many plants clofe their ...
... inhabitants of a cold region . Providence has not only fitted the produc- tions of nature for different climates , but has guarded thefe productions against the extremities of the wea- ther in the fame climate . Many plants clofe their ...
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... inhabitants of the frozen re- gions of the north , men , birds , beafts , fish , are all provided with a quantity of fat which guards them againft cold . Even the trees are full of rofin . The island St Thomas , under the line , is ...
... inhabitants of the frozen re- gions of the north , men , birds , beafts , fish , are all provided with a quantity of fat which guards them againft cold . Even the trees are full of rofin . The island St Thomas , under the line , is ...
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... inhabitants of Carthagena in South America lofe their vigour and colour in a few months . Their motions are languid ; and their words are pronounced in a low voice , and with long and frequent inter- vals . The offspring of Europeans ...
... inhabitants of Carthagena in South America lofe their vigour and colour in a few months . Their motions are languid ; and their words are pronounced in a low voice , and with long and frequent inter- vals . The offspring of Europeans ...
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... inhabitants of the kingdom of Senaar in As the Europeans lofe vigour by the heat of the climate , the free negroes , especially thofe in the moun- tains , are the fafeguard of the ifland ; and it was by their means chiefly that a number ...
... inhabitants of the kingdom of Senaar in As the Europeans lofe vigour by the heat of the climate , the free negroes , especially thofe in the moun- tains , are the fafeguard of the ifland ; and it was by their means chiefly that a number ...
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