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Page 221
... early times were unenlivened by the agile deer , or by the grace of the antelope herds ; no carnivora roamed about to slay and devour the weaker races ; and the humblest quadrupeds were lords of animal creation , and represented in ...
... early times were unenlivened by the agile deer , or by the grace of the antelope herds ; no carnivora roamed about to slay and devour the weaker races ; and the humblest quadrupeds were lords of animal creation , and represented in ...
Page 225
... early life is essentially a fish in structure and physiology , he assumes that Nature is teaching him the descent of the frog - race from aquatic and fish - like ancestors ; otherwise , why , he may ask , should Nature trouble herself ...
... early life is essentially a fish in structure and physiology , he assumes that Nature is teaching him the descent of the frog - race from aquatic and fish - like ancestors ; otherwise , why , he may ask , should Nature trouble herself ...
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... earliest authorities is of course . the most valuable we possess , as far as their information extends . The most widely available source of knowledge respecting early English names is , however , the Domesday Book of William the Con ...
... earliest authorities is of course . the most valuable we possess , as far as their information extends . The most widely available source of knowledge respecting early English names is , however , the Domesday Book of William the Con ...
Contents
HAMILTON | 40 |
Folklore The Cat and its By Rev T F THiselton DyeR M A 604 | 71 |
Table Talkcontinued | 125 |
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