A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels, in All Parts of the World: Many of which are Now First Translated Into English. Digested on a New Plan, Volume 4John Pinkerton Kimber and Conrad, 1811 |
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Page 151
... silk hangings , which cannot be fired without giving notice by the intol- erable stench , and the supply of much fuel . It is well for us in London , that there are very few public libraries , and those small and inconsiderable , and ...
... silk hangings , which cannot be fired without giving notice by the intol- erable stench , and the supply of much fuel . It is well for us in London , that there are very few public libraries , and those small and inconsiderable , and ...
Page 184
... silk : I caused the drops to be made here . Also I put Dr. Tournefort upon making of them ; which he did in perfection , by distilling the finest raw silk he could get . For my part I was surprised at the experiment often repeated ...
... silk : I caused the drops to be made here . Also I put Dr. Tournefort upon making of them ; which he did in perfection , by distilling the finest raw silk he could get . For my part I was surprised at the experiment often repeated ...
Page 207
... silk breeches and stockings are on , his hat under his arm , and his head bien poudre ? Can he botanize in a watered meadow ? Can he clamber the rocks to mineralize ? Can he farm with the peasant and the ploughman ? He is in order for ...
... silk breeches and stockings are on , his hat under his arm , and his head bien poudre ? Can he botanize in a watered meadow ? Can he clamber the rocks to mineralize ? Can he farm with the peasant and the ploughman ? He is in order for ...
Page 213
... silk winding . They thresh their corn by driving mules in the oriental method on a circular floor of earth in the open air ; a girl drives , three or four men turn the straw , move it away , and supply the floor . Pass a waste of marle ...
... silk winding . They thresh their corn by driving mules in the oriental method on a circular floor of earth in the open air ; a girl drives , three or four men turn the straw , move it away , and supply the floor . Pass a waste of marle ...
Page 217
... Silk is wrought into handkerchiefs , though not on so great a scale as at Valencia ; stockings , laces , and various stuffs . They have also some woollen fabrics , but not considerable . The chief business of the place is that of com ...
... Silk is wrought into handkerchiefs , though not on so great a scale as at Valencia ; stockings , laces , and various stuffs . They have also some woollen fabrics , but not considerable . The chief business of the place is that of com ...
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