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... thing he can to please her . The martin has very strong and large wings , and short legs , that they may not interfere with his flight , which is very rapid . It is calculated by Mr. Wilson that this bird flies as fast as a mile in a ...
... thing he can to please her . The martin has very strong and large wings , and short legs , that they may not interfere with his flight , which is very rapid . It is calculated by Mr. Wilson that this bird flies as fast as a mile in a ...
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Eliza Lee Cabot Follen. " God has made every living thing to be hap- py , " said his mother ; " and in this we see ... things trouble me , and I feel cross and impatient . " " But if you try to bear with disagreeable things , and conquer ...
Eliza Lee Cabot Follen. " God has made every living thing to be hap- py , " said his mother ; " and in this we see ... things trouble me , and I feel cross and impatient . " " But if you try to bear with disagreeable things , and conquer ...
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... thing they could find , and carry them into the jar . The male bird , which I knew by the greater brightness of his plumage , and his more slen- der form , seemed to be fondest of bringing sticks , one of which was too long for the ...
... thing they could find , and carry them into the jar . The male bird , which I knew by the greater brightness of his plumage , and his more slen- der form , seemed to be fondest of bringing sticks , one of which was too long for the ...
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... thing , she entered the jar , and was evidently confirmed in her pur- pose of taking possession of it . Probably she held a consultation with her mate ; but this I did not witness , as I did that between the two bluebirds . The next day ...
... thing , she entered the jar , and was evidently confirmed in her pur- pose of taking possession of it . Probably she held a consultation with her mate ; but this I did not witness , as I did that between the two bluebirds . The next day ...
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... things which the poor bluebird had been a week in collecting . Every now and then , she came out for a minute and sang as sweetly as if she were not engaged in such a piratical work ; and the little rogue looked up in my face so saucily ...
... things which the poor bluebird had been a week in collecting . Every now and then , she came out for a minute and sang as sweetly as if she were not engaged in such a piratical work ; and the little rogue looked up in my face so saucily ...
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