The Gentleman's Magazine, Volumes 156-157F. Jefferies, 1834 |
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... never purpled with the rich blood of the Garonne , except at our Publisher's table , at the settling the half- yearly accounts , -a day much to be esteemed !! * We never Mr. Redding does not enter into the history of ancient Wines ; but ...
... never purpled with the rich blood of the Garonne , except at our Publisher's table , at the settling the half- yearly accounts , -a day much to be esteemed !! * We never Mr. Redding does not enter into the history of ancient Wines ; but ...
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... never pro- duce even tolerable wine . On a wet soil , the vine will not grow at all ; it hates being mixed with water even at its earliest stage of growth ; but there are minute and delicate points regarding the state of the earth as ...
... never pro- duce even tolerable wine . On a wet soil , the vine will not grow at all ; it hates being mixed with water even at its earliest stage of growth ; but there are minute and delicate points regarding the state of the earth as ...
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... never suffered to ferment at all . The French have wines they call domestic , never exported , and unknown here . They are boiled with brandy and aromatic seeds , and are very rich ; they are com- mon in Italy , Spain , and France ...
... never suffered to ferment at all . The French have wines they call domestic , never exported , and unknown here . They are boiled with brandy and aromatic seeds , and are very rich ; they are com- mon in Italy , Spain , and France ...
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... never sell their wine in wood ; they keep them for years , and then sell them only by auction , in particular bottles made on purpose , with their own seals ; and the Romanée Conti will sell for seven francs a bottle from the ...
... never sell their wine in wood ; they keep them for years , and then sell them only by auction , in particular bottles made on purpose , with their own seals ; and the Romanée Conti will sell for seven francs a bottle from the ...
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... never relaxed his exertions , nor could the most dis- astrous state of things drive him to despair . His compositions are solid , able , and masterly productions , well reasoned , and heightened by touches of true unaffected eloquence ...
... never relaxed his exertions , nor could the most dis- astrous state of things drive him to despair . His compositions are solid , able , and masterly productions , well reasoned , and heightened by touches of true unaffected eloquence ...
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