Earth, Sea and Sky, Or, Marvels of the Universe: Being a Full and Graphic Description of All that is Wonderful in Every Continent of the Globe, in the World of Waters and the Starry Heavens ...Includes chapters on the narwhal, arctic voyages of discovery and the aurora. |
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From this cause , it is easy to drive these lizards down to any little point overhanging the sea , where they will sooner allow a person to catch hold of their tail than jump into the water . They do not seem to have any notion of ...
From this cause , it is easy to drive these lizards down to any little point overhanging the sea , where they will sooner allow a person to catch hold of their tail than jump into the water . They do not seem to have any notion of ...
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ancient animal appearance approach arms attack beautiful become birds body bones called carried close color common covered creature curious danger deep direction distance earth eggs elephant enormous escape existence extreme eyes fact feet female fire fish five forests four frequently give ground habits half hand head height hundred immense inches inhabitants insects island killed kind known land leaves length less light lion living look male means miles mountains mouth move natives nature nearly nest never night observed ocean once pass plants present prey produced remains remarkable reptiles resembling rise river rocks says seems seen shells ship shore short side skin sometimes soon species strange surface tail taken teeth thick thousand trees turn whole wings young
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| Название | Earth, Sea and Sky, Or, Marvels of the Universe: Being a Full and Graphic Description of All that is Wonderful in Every Continent of the Globe, in the World of Waters and the Starry Heavens ... |
| Автор | Henry Davenport Northrop |
| Издатель | National Publishing Company, 1887 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Гарвардский университет |
| Оцифровано | 15 окт 2007 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 864 |
| Экспорт цитаты | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |