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There is one plant , two feet in height , very thick and bushy , its leaves like those of the cypress , and of the same colour : at the ... When you rub the leaves against the hand , they leave a very agreeable and refreshing odour .
There is one plant , two feet in height , very thick and bushy , its leaves like those of the cypress , and of the same colour : at the ... When you rub the leaves against the hand , they leave a very agreeable and refreshing odour .
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There are also along the beach many plants , whose height does not exceed two feet , with leaves as large as those of the white beet . On the trunks of trees , and beside the channels of water , is found a kind of vetch , or knot ...
There are also along the beach many plants , whose height does not exceed two feet , with leaves as large as those of the white beet . On the trunks of trees , and beside the channels of water , is found a kind of vetch , or knot ...
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The leaves are like those of the cypress , and of the same colour , and only differ from them in being four - cornered . The fruit is small and black . When we saw them , they were dry and hollow , with a seminal powder within them .
The leaves are like those of the cypress , and of the same colour , and only differ from them in being four - cornered . The fruit is small and black . When we saw them , they were dry and hollow , with a seminal powder within them .
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taining a particular Account of the Icebergs and other Phenomena which | |
Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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| Title | New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2 New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Sir Richard Phillips Volume 2 of New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgments ; with Index and Historical Preface, Sir Richard Phillips |
| Author | Sir Richard Phillips |
| Publisher | Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Apr 2007 |
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