The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 9. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... less than its power . It is the species , in Europe , most commonly trained for the sport of hawk- ing ( see FALCONRY ) . Volumes have been written upon it , and to attempt a complete account of it is , within the limits now available ...
... less than its power . It is the species , in Europe , most commonly trained for the sport of hawk- ing ( see FALCONRY ) . Volumes have been written upon it , and to attempt a complete account of it is , within the limits now available ...
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... less powerful than the members of the pre- ceding group , and though they may be trained to high . flights are naturally captors of humbler game . The precise number of species belonging here is very doubtful , but among the many ...
... less powerful than the members of the pre- ceding group , and though they may be trained to high . flights are naturally captors of humbler game . The precise number of species belonging here is very doubtful , but among the many ...
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... less with Mr Morgan . Next , how did the consanguine family change into the Punaluan ? Mr Morgan says ( Ancient Society , pp . 424 , 428 ) brothers ceased to marry their sisters , because " the evils of it could not for ever escape ...
... less with Mr Morgan . Next , how did the consanguine family change into the Punaluan ? Mr Morgan says ( Ancient Society , pp . 424 , 428 ) brothers ceased to marry their sisters , because " the evils of it could not for ever escape ...
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... less liable to taint than those obtained from the bodies of killed geese . The down of the eider duck , Anas mollissima , is esteemed above all other substances for lightness , softness , and elasticity ; but it has some tendency to mat ...
... less liable to taint than those obtained from the bodies of killed geese . The down of the eider duck , Anas mollissima , is esteemed above all other substances for lightness , softness , and elasticity ; but it has some tendency to mat ...
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... less strict for the rest of his life . He died in Wisbeach Castle , in the Isle of Ely , in 1585. Among the few pieces published by Feckenham are the Conference - Dialogue held between the Lady Jane Grey and himself , and several ...
... less strict for the rest of his life . He died in Wisbeach Castle , in the Isle of Ely , in 1585. Among the few pieces published by Feckenham are the Conference - Dialogue held between the Lady Jane Grey and himself , and several ...
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