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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… fruits [Simmonds (1906)]. Almonds are of two sorts: the BITTER ALMOND from the variety Prunus dulcis var. amara, and … categorised sweet almonds as moderately hot, and the bitter as 'hot and dry in the second degree'. As is often the … was more specific, with sweet almonds listed at 18d LB and bitter at only 12d [Newspapers (1782)]. Not unexpectedly, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… captains and other subjects who had drunk 'the cup of bitter death' in the French wars; as well as for all souls of … intolerant man with a capacity for acrid comment and bitter repartee when his anger was aroused. Hearne, who …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… All aloes were characterized by a nauseous odour and a bitter taste; so much so that aloes has been a figurative … Socotra in the Indian Ocean near to Africa and Arabia. The bitter, yellow, succulent portion of the leaf (which, when …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… joy and comfort she should, on the contrary, hear such a bitter outcry against him. "This, this, Sir, has wounded my …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… Letter from Mr. Morgan to Sir Nath. Rich, stuffed with bitter expressions, and avowing of a spirit inclined to …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… 19th, 1702, tho' a great part of ye Paper is taken up with bitter invectives against our Speaker, and tho' they reflect …