10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DURION»
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AN EATER OF THE DURION. Dear Jack: I can tell you about the durion, or, as it
is sometimes called, the dorcan, (or 1 have eaten many of them, and oh, how I
wish I could get one now ! I was a missionary for six years in Burmah, where two
of ...
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St. Nicholas, conducted by M.M. Dodge
What of the durion ? By the way, I 've just been informed that this fruit, which must
be pretty heavy, sometimes falls on persons passing under the high trees and
hurts them seriously. It even has been known to kill people. It does n't do to trust ...
Saint-Nicholas, Mary Elizabeth Dodge, 1882
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St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks
THE DURION. DEAR JACK: I can tell you about the durion, or, as it is sometimes
called, the dorean, for I have eaten many of them, and oh, how I wish I could get
one now! I was a missionary for six years in Burmah, where two of your readers, ...
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The British Mariner's Directory and Guide to the Trade and ...
beach on the Middle Brother in sight, or not to bring the peak of the Great Durion
to the westward of N.W 'and stand towards the Brother to I I and IO fathoms, about
two and a half or three miles distance. After leaving Tanjong Bassoo, and ...
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineer's Monthly Journal
He says that the regal durion {IhiriozibethiHUK), like the finest of nectarines or
melting pears, must be eaten fresh and just at one particular point of ripeness,
and then it is a fruit fit for a king. So highly is this vegetable custard valued that as
...
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American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne. cially in Tavoy, it may find
its way to the shores of Europe. THE DURION. The durion, durio zebethinus, is a
singular and wonderful fruit. It is both worse and better than the mangosteen ...
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Elizabeth Manning Hawthorne, 1837
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A History of the Vegetable Kingdom: Embracing Comprehensive ...
This compound flavour is peculiarly its own, and cannot be imitated by any
process of cookery. The Spanish mangia bianco, pullet's flesh distilled with
vinegar, is said to come the nearest to it. The durion is a particular favourite with
the natives ...
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Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern: A-Z
It would not, perhaps, be correct to say that the durion is the best of all fruits,
because it cannot supply the place of the subacid juicy kinds, such as the orange,
grape, mango, and mangosteen, whose refreshing and cooling qualities are so ...
Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Edward Cornelius Towne, 1897
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A Description and History of Vegetable Substances Used in ...
The durion, which is pretty generally diffused over the south-east of Asia, is
accounted next to the man- gostan ; and, in the opinion of some, is superior to it.
However excellent the taste may be, the durion is revolting to those
unaccustomed to it ...
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A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and ...
It would not, perhaps, be correct to say that the durion is the best of all fruits,
because it cannot supply the place of the subacid juicy kinds, such as the orange,
grape, mango, and mangosteen, whose refreshing and cooling qualities are so ...
Charles Dudley Warner, 2008
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DURION»
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'Abyss Walker' author to put Alton in prose
Moore's first written song has the working title “Son of Durion,” which is an “Abyss Walker” character. So far, Moore has completed five songs. «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
Bubble tea craze pops in Seaside
Tea shops there are commonplace, said Chevonne, and flavors run the gamut from the mundane to durion, a thorny, sweet Asian tree fruit that ... «Daily Astorian, Mar 15»
Cancer nurse Rayanne is a carer at home too
caring: Rayanne Durion from the Phoenix Unit at Sunderland Royal with a photograph of her son Samuel Cumpson. 09:33 Wednesday 04 ... «Sunderland Echo, Mar 15»
Incheon IT Promotion Agency Awards Leading IT Enterprises
BI section winner Durion (CEO: Lee Gyeongseok), on the other hand, has grown by 50 percent in sales in the open program market sector, ... «Korea IT Times, Oct 11»
