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... evident industry . They have many odd customs and plenty of superstition , especially as regards the diseases of their animals ; and I must add , that from hard work and smoky cabins , all the old women , many of whom live to a great ...
... evident industry . They have many odd customs and plenty of superstition , especially as regards the diseases of their animals ; and I must add , that from hard work and smoky cabins , all the old women , many of whom live to a great ...
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... evident from the above facts that the food of the Heron is not confined to fish ; and , therefore , that the depredations it is supposed to commit in fish- ponds , are not so extensive as has been asserted . It may be remarked that from ...
... evident from the above facts that the food of the Heron is not confined to fish ; and , therefore , that the depredations it is supposed to commit in fish- ponds , are not so extensive as has been asserted . It may be remarked that from ...
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... evident that they served as rudders to enable them the better to perform their gyrations . In a straight- forward flight the legs are extended , and the head placed between the shoulders . The patience of this bird must be very great ...
... evident that they served as rudders to enable them the better to perform their gyrations . In a straight- forward flight the legs are extended , and the head placed between the shoulders . The patience of this bird must be very great ...
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... evident from the remains found in various boggy districts . I once saw the trunk of a gigantic Oak , which was discovered in removing some peat in Staffordshire ; but it was too large to be dragged out of its bed . Mr. Selby , also ...
... evident from the remains found in various boggy districts . I once saw the trunk of a gigantic Oak , which was discovered in removing some peat in Staffordshire ; but it was too large to be dragged out of its bed . Mr. Selby , also ...
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... evident , however , that the King did not so consider it , and that he was anxious to preserve the identity of the present tree . This fact is quite sufficient to disprove a statement in Mr. Knight's beautiful pictorial edition of ...
... evident , however , that the King did not so consider it , and that he was anxious to preserve the identity of the present tree . This fact is quite sufficient to disprove a statement in Mr. Knight's beautiful pictorial edition of ...
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