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... soon be seen on the topmost branches , except when it hides itself in some secure retreat , or takes refuge in its drey , from which it peeps with a mixture of curiosity and alarm . Mr. Bowles prettily describes it . With ears erect ...
... soon be seen on the topmost branches , except when it hides itself in some secure retreat , or takes refuge in its drey , from which it peeps with a mixture of curiosity and alarm . Mr. Bowles prettily describes it . With ears erect ...
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... soon decay . It is this im- proper practice that has brought Elm timber into dis- repute . When this wood is used abroad , and exposed to the open air , it is a good plan to give it a coat of boiling tar , but this must not be done till ...
... soon decay . It is this im- proper practice that has brought Elm timber into dis- repute . When this wood is used abroad , and exposed to the open air , it is a good plan to give it a coat of boiling tar , but this must not be done till ...
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... soon opened a second , and again a third time , repeating the bite , and by the third bite the back of the Snake was broken . This done , the Hedge - hog stood by the Snake's side , and passed the whole body of the Snake successively ...
... soon opened a second , and again a third time , repeating the bite , and by the third bite the back of the Snake was broken . This done , the Hedge - hog stood by the Snake's side , and passed the whole body of the Snake successively ...
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... soon became extremely attached to him . It roosted in an open cage in his hall , and always recognized , with great joy , his ring at the house - bell . As he had long journies to make , it was often late at night when he reached home ...
... soon became extremely attached to him . It roosted in an open cage in his hall , and always recognized , with great joy , his ring at the house - bell . As he had long journies to make , it was often late at night when he reached home ...
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... soon as he was seated in the carriage . Nothing could stop the dog's low growls . At night he slept in his master's room , who was awakened in the middle of the night by a noise , and he then discovered that the dog had seized his ...
... soon as he was seated in the carriage . Nothing could stop the dog's low growls . At night he slept in his master's room , who was awakened in the middle of the night by a noise , and he then discovered that the dog had seized his ...
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Scenes and Occupations of Country Life: With Recollections of Natural History Edward Jesse Visualização integral - 1853 |
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