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The first hatchet blows were given among the brushwood in the midst of some mastic-trees, a little above the cascade; and his compass in his hand, Cyrus
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The first hatchet blows were given among the brushwood in the midst of some mastic-trees, a little above the cascade; and his compass in his hand, Cyrus
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We get along as best we can over hill and dale, over dwarf palms and mastic-trees.
Tartarin of Tarascon Alphonse Daudet 1868
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The interior of the island they had found rich in cotton plants, mastic-trees and aloes, while a fine river, named afterwards the Three Rivers, flowed gently along its limpid course.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Jules Verne 1866
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Tufts of tamarinds, myrtles, and mastic-trees, such as are produced in the temperate zone.
Godfrey Morgan A Californian Mystery Jules Verne 1866
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Europe; with cistuses, mastic-trees, or palmettos, as in Spain; or with cactuses, argemones, or brathys, as in equinoctial America.
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He then cried aloud, seeing the Arabs running like white phantoms among the mastic-trees, 'Grenadiers! piqueurs! will you let them take that noble body?'
The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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Beyond, the shore, strewed over with these rocks like gravestones, ascended, in form of an amphitheater among mastic-trees and cactus, a sort of small town, full of smoke, confused noises, and terrified movements.
The Man in the Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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This observation is extremely just whether in reference to soil covered with heath, as in the north of Europe; with cistuses, mastic-trees, or palmettos, as in Spain; or with cactuses, argemones, or brathys, as in equinoctial America.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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The shore is lined with mastic-trees; palms, and prickly pears.
Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Michael Russell 1814
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