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Whittling away the wall of separation and killing the vines and figtrees of other faiths
Whittling away the wall of separation and killing the vines and figtrees of other faiths Ellen Beth Gill 2008
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Ellen's Illinois Tenth Congressional District Blog: Whittling away the wall of separation and killing the vines and figtrees of other faiths skip to main
Whittling away the wall of separation and killing the vines and figtrees of other faiths Ellen Beth Gill 2008
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The garden with its shrubberies and lawns of buffalo-grass, its spreading figtrees and dark firs, rested and refreshed the eye.
The Way Home 2003
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Slide E. 15 Coffee plantation shaded by figtrees, Ethiopia
Chapter 9 1996
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E. 15 Coffee plantation shaded by figtrees, Ethiopia
Chapter 9 1996
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E. 15 Coffee plantation shaded by figtrees, Ethiopia
Chapter 9 1996
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Gosport, and at Fig Valleys, in the neighbourhood of Worthing, there are orchards of figtrees; but they remain barren in this country as far as affording seed to be raised anew from the ripened fruit.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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The first figtrees introduced into England are still alive and productive in the gardens of the Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth, having been planted there by Cardinal Pole in the time of Henry the Eighth.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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It was suddenly covered with coarse grass, pleasing to the flocks, and with willows, ancient figtrees, and mighty oaks.
Penguin Island Anatole France 1884
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After a while they reached Suresnes and its vineyards, where figtrees and peach-trees lined the walls.
Historical Miniatures August Strindberg 1880
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