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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... soon showed us that life , to the young , is an onward journey through an unexplored country , every step in which leads to some discovery , and opens to us a pleasant or a repulsive prospect . In maturer age , pitfalls , famishing ...
... soon showed us that life , to the young , is an onward journey through an unexplored country , every step in which leads to some discovery , and opens to us a pleasant or a repulsive prospect . In maturer age , pitfalls , famishing ...
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... soon ruined buildings , especially windmills , become tenanted by Pigeons , about which it is hard to decide whether they are re- claimed from the cliffs , or are deserters from the dove- cote . A return to this semi - wild state is by ...
... soon ruined buildings , especially windmills , become tenanted by Pigeons , about which it is hard to decide whether they are re- claimed from the cliffs , or are deserters from the dove- cote . A return to this semi - wild state is by ...
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... soon provided ourselves with an extempore dinner , be- sides the enjoyment of half an hour's very pretty prac- tice . " * It is very probable that , before many years have elapsed , we shall have similar accounts , from sporting ...
... soon provided ourselves with an extempore dinner , be- sides the enjoyment of half an hour's very pretty prac- tice . " * It is very probable that , before many years have elapsed , we shall have similar accounts , from sporting ...
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... soon put a literal construction upon it . The rumour ran , that these holy men had been at- tended each by his inspiring Dove ; and the writer of legends , who must often have been driven hard for facts , gladly accepted a tale already ...
... soon put a literal construction upon it . The rumour ran , that these holy men had been at- tended each by his inspiring Dove ; and the writer of legends , who must often have been driven hard for facts , gladly accepted a tale already ...
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... soon as it is caught from the wild state , it is destined to be crammed , and that with less trouble than other birds are fatted , but not at all seasons . In the winter , although pains be taken , it is with difficulty made to thrive ...
... soon as it is caught from the wild state , it is destined to be crammed , and that with less trouble than other birds are fatted , but not at all seasons . In the winter , although pains be taken , it is with difficulty made to thrive ...
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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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