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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians ... - Page 15
by Charles Rollin - 1734
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The Old and New Testament connected in the history of the Jews ..., Volumes 1-2

Humphrey Prideaux - History, Ancient - 1799 - 682 pages
...clofely cemented together by plafter, a:;d then over all •were laid thick flieets of k-ad, and, lallly, upon the lead was laid the mould of the garden : and...to keep the moifture of the mould from running away dov.-.i through the arches. The mould or earth laid hereon was of that depth, as to have room enough...
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The Martyrs: Or, The Triumph of the Christian Religion, Volume 1

François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1812 - 334 pages
...closely cemented together with plaster. The whole was covered with thick sheets of lead, upon which lay the mould of the garden. And all this floorage was contrived to keep the moisture of the mould from running away through the arches. The mould, or earth, laid hereon, was so...
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The Old and New Testaments Connected in the History of the Jews ..., Volume 1

Humphrey Prideaux - Bible - 1815 - 468 pages
...2. Strabo, lib. 16. Q; Ciirtius, lib. 5, c. 1 all this floorage was contrived to keep the moisture of the mould from running away down through the arches....was of that depth, as to have room enough for the greatest trees to take rooting in it ; and such were planted all over it in every terrace, as were...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthagininas, Assyrians ..., Volume 2

Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1820 - 386 pages
...closely cemented together with plaster. The whole was covered with thick sheets of lead, upon which lay the mould of the garden. And all this floorage was contrived to keep the moisture of the mould from running away through the arches. The mould, or earth, laid hereon, was so...
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American Mechanics' Magazine, Volume 2

Technology - 1825 - 314 pages
...closely cemented together with plaster. The whole was covered with thick sheets of lead, upon which lay the mould of the garden. And all this floorage was contrived to keep the moisture of the mould from running away through the arches. The mould or earth laid thereon, was So...
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The history, topography and antiquities of the county and city of ..., Volume 2

Patrick Fitzgerald - 1827 - 748 pages
...closely cemented together with plaster. The whole was covered with thick sheets of lead, upon which lay the mould of the garden : and all this floorage was contrived to keep the moisture of the mould from running away through the arches. The mould or earth laid thereon was so...
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Narrative of a Journey to the Site of Babylon in 1811: Now First Published ...

Claudius James Rich - Babylon - 1839 - 490 pages
...closely cemented together with plaster. The whole was covered with thick sheets of lead, upon which lay the mould of the garden. And all this floorage was contrived to keep the moisture of the mould from running away through the arches. The mould or earth laid hereon was so deep...
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volume 2

Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1841 - 362 pages
...closely cemented together with plaster. The whole was covered wilh thick sheets of lead, upon which lay the mould of the garden. And all this floorage was contrived to keep the moisture of the mould from running away through the nrches. The earth laid hereon was so deep, that...
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The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and ..., Volume 1

Humphrey Prideaux - Bible - 1845 - 460 pages
...closely cemented together by plaster, and then over all were laid thick sheets of lead; and, lastly, upon the lead was laid the mould of the garden: and all this flooruge was contrived to keep the moisture of the mould from running away down through the arches....
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The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians ..., Volume 1

Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1850 - 544 pages
...closely cemented together with plaster. The whole was covered with thick sheets of lead, upon which lay the mould of the garden. And all this floorage was contrived to keep the moisture of the mould from running away through the arches. The earth laid hereon was so deep, that...
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