A History of the earth and animated nature v.1, Volume 1A. Fullarton, 1852 |
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... remarkable for its velocity in proportion to their size ; thus a swallow , which is one of the swiftest - flying of the birds , has been seen to chase a dragon - fly for some time without success ; the insect always keeping about six ...
... remarkable for its velocity in proportion to their size ; thus a swallow , which is one of the swiftest - flying of the birds , has been seen to chase a dragon - fly for some time without success ; the insect always keeping about six ...
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... remarkable for their courage , then lose all their fierceness ; and such as are of a weakly constitution , often expire under this natural operation . No feeding can maintain their strength ; they all cease to breed at this season ...
... remarkable for their courage , then lose all their fierceness ; and such as are of a weakly constitution , often expire under this natural operation . No feeding can maintain their strength ; they all cease to breed at this season ...
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... remarkable as the variety of materials employed in them ; the same forms , places , and articles , being rarely , perhaps never , found united by the different species , which we should suppose similar necessities would direct to a ...
... remarkable as the variety of materials employed in them ; the same forms , places , and articles , being rarely , perhaps never , found united by the different species , which we should suppose similar necessities would direct to a ...
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... attaching a silken thread to their leg , it has been well ascertained that swallows return to their former haunts .-- ED . perate zone are but little remarkable for the | in 12 [ PART III . HISTORY OF ANIMATED NATURE .
... attaching a silken thread to their leg , it has been well ascertained that swallows return to their former haunts .-- ED . perate zone are but little remarkable for the | in 12 [ PART III . HISTORY OF ANIMATED NATURE .
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... remarkable example , in the 28th volume of the Philosophical Transactions , page 265 , of a woman almost naked lying buried for six days under the snow , and yet recovering . In this case , it is scarcely possible to avoid supposing ...
... remarkable example , in the 28th volume of the Philosophical Transactions , page 265 , of a woman almost naked lying buried for six days under the snow , and yet recovering . In this case , it is scarcely possible to avoid supposing ...
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