Zoological RecreationsHenry Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... beasts , and all creation attended at the solemnization of the nuptials , with one exception . Chelone plumply refused to come , and treated the whole affair with ridicule and contempt . Poor young lady - the world was in its infancy ...
... beasts , and all creation attended at the solemnization of the nuptials , with one exception . Chelone plumply refused to come , and treated the whole affair with ridicule and contempt . Poor young lady - the world was in its infancy ...
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... beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island , and the satyr shall cry to his fellow ; the screech - owl also shall rest there , and find for herself a place of rest . " 15. There shall the great owl make her ...
... beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island , and the satyr shall cry to his fellow ; the screech - owl also shall rest there , and find for herself a place of rest . " 15. There shall the great owl make her ...
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... beast or bird . But what was a shrew - ash ? * The common shrew - mouse ( Sorex araneus ) , one of the most harmless of animals , was considered to be a very pernicious creature . Its bite was held to be venomous by the ancients ; and ...
... beast or bird . But what was a shrew - ash ? * The common shrew - mouse ( Sorex araneus ) , one of the most harmless of animals , was considered to be a very pernicious creature . Its bite was held to be venomous by the ancients ; and ...
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... Beasts , Birds , Fish , and Trees " at the end of the book , we find Wilde turkies , some weighing sixtie pound weight . " The pamphlet was evidently written to encourage emi- gration and loyalty , and the writer may have put the weight ...
... Beasts , Birds , Fish , and Trees " at the end of the book , we find Wilde turkies , some weighing sixtie pound weight . " The pamphlet was evidently written to encourage emi- gration and loyalty , and the writer may have put the weight ...
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... beasts most suitable unto their human condition , after his death , Orpheus the musician , became a swan . Thus was it the bird of Apollo , the god of musick by the Greeks , and the hieroglyphick of musick among the Ægyptians , from ...
... beasts most suitable unto their human condition , after his death , Orpheus the musician , became a swan . Thus was it the bird of Apollo , the god of musick by the Greeks , and the hieroglyphick of musick among the Ægyptians , from ...
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