Zoological RecreationsH. Colburn, 1849 - Всего страниц: 384 |
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... things set before them , that they become delicious lumps of high - flavoured fat . When they weigh about three ounces , their time is come ; but such is their voracity , that if left to themselves , they would die of suffocation from ...
... things set before them , that they become delicious lumps of high - flavoured fat . When they weigh about three ounces , their time is come ; but such is their voracity , that if left to themselves , they would die of suffocation from ...
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... thing I did was to give him a small quantity of seed . But three mornings in succession I happened to lie rather later than usual , and each morning I was aroused by the bird fluttering upon my shoulder , and calling for his usual ...
... thing I did was to give him a small quantity of seed . But three mornings in succession I happened to lie rather later than usual , and each morning I was aroused by the bird fluttering upon my shoulder , and calling for his usual ...
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... things , is not perfect . The same cause , probably , prevents the celebrity of the bird with us ; for it evidently owes its plumpness and delicious sapidity to the figs , grapes , and other rich fruits of the south of Europe , and ...
... things , is not perfect . The same cause , probably , prevents the celebrity of the bird with us ; for it evidently owes its plumpness and delicious sapidity to the figs , grapes , and other rich fruits of the south of Europe , and ...
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... thing he knew ; but he , for one , did not understand it , and he should be glad to hear who did . No answer being given beyond a hum of applause from his auditory , his worship decided in favour of the cuckoo . The nightingale , who ...
... thing he knew ; but he , for one , did not understand it , and he should be glad to hear who did . No answer being given beyond a hum of applause from his auditory , his worship decided in favour of the cuckoo . The nightingale , who ...
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... things , that they had two spirits , one like a raven , the other like a cat , and that these spirits fetched them home butter and cheese , and bacon , and all sorts of grain , and milk , and that sometimes these carriers filled ...
... things , that they had two spirits , one like a raven , the other like a cat , and that these spirits fetched them home butter and cheese , and bacon , and all sorts of grain , and milk , and that sometimes these carriers filled ...
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