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... means of occupation and happiness are spread before us , and how cheaply some of our truest pleasures may be purchased , we may learn to be thankful for such a lavish dispensation of blessings . We may then feel that even the most lowly ...
... means of occupation and happiness are spread before us , and how cheaply some of our truest pleasures may be purchased , we may learn to be thankful for such a lavish dispensation of blessings . We may then feel that even the most lowly ...
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... mean those of love and pity . No sooner is the feeble and plaintive cry of distress of their young heard by the parent , than these two incen- tives are immediately called into action . Pity prompts the female to afford the necessary ...
... mean those of love and pity . No sooner is the feeble and plaintive cry of distress of their young heard by the parent , than these two incen- tives are immediately called into action . Pity prompts the female to afford the necessary ...
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... means of their antennæ , through which their wants and wishes are made known to each other , we must confess that there is something beyond mere instinct that influences their operations . I might multiply examples to a great extent in ...
... means of their antennæ , through which their wants and wishes are made known to each other , we must confess that there is something beyond mere instinct that influences their operations . I might multiply examples to a great extent in ...
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... slept soundly and quietly , and his attendant's hammock was given up during the rest of the voyage . The public have now had ample means of judging ATTACHMENT TO HIS KEEPER . 105 of the influence which 104 HIS VOYAGE TO ENGLAND .
... slept soundly and quietly , and his attendant's hammock was given up during the rest of the voyage . The public have now had ample means of judging ATTACHMENT TO HIS KEEPER . 105 of the influence which 104 HIS VOYAGE TO ENGLAND .
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... means of gratifying his proneness to enjoy the elements , land and water , and there seems every probability that the scientific Naturalist may be able to trace all the phenomena attending the acquisition of the mature characters of ...
... means of gratifying his proneness to enjoy the elements , land and water , and there seems every probability that the scientific Naturalist may be able to trace all the phenomena attending the acquisition of the mature characters of ...
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Scenes and Occupations of Country Life: With Recollections of Natural History Edward Jesse Visualização integral - 1853 |
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