The Dovecote and the Aviary: Being Sketches of the Natural History of Pigeons and Other Domestic Birds in a Captive State, with Hints for Their ManagementW.S. Orr, 1851 - 458 pages |
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Page 53
... look very blank , and a little sceptical ; which calls forth the remark , " If you doubt my word , sir , you are welcome to look round and see . John ! take the gentleman backwards , and show him all the Pigeons we have on the premises ...
... look very blank , and a little sceptical ; which calls forth the remark , " If you doubt my word , sir , you are welcome to look round and see . John ! take the gentleman backwards , and show him all the Pigeons we have on the premises ...
Page 365
... progressively subsided , and now lies beneath the Pacific Ocean . " Alas for the Wonder - Birds ! They are gone ! Take them for all in all , we ne'er shall look upon their like again . Certainly not look upon them : but may.
... progressively subsided , and now lies beneath the Pacific Ocean . " Alas for the Wonder - Birds ! They are gone ! Take them for all in all , we ne'er shall look upon their like again . Certainly not look upon them : but may.
Page 366
... look upon them : but may we ever possibly look up to them - behold them as we would the Trojan Horse , or the Duke's Statue on the gate at Constitution Hill ? Is there a chance that we , like the Romans with Julius C¿sar " when he was ...
... look upon them : but may we ever possibly look up to them - behold them as we would the Trojan Horse , or the Duke's Statue on the gate at Constitution Hill ? Is there a chance that we , like the Romans with Julius C¿sar " when he was ...
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The Dovecote and the Aviary: Being Sketches of the Natural History of ... Edmund Saul Dixon No preview available - 2018 |
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