The Rod and the Gun: Being Two Treatises on Angling and ShootingA. and C. Black, 1840 - Всего страниц: 439 |
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... or invidious comparisons , might probably be swallowed without examination . Indeed , it seems sufficiently plain , that where means of comparison are allowed , and where exact imitation is at the same time impos- sible 12 ANGLING .
... or invidious comparisons , might probably be swallowed without examination . Indeed , it seems sufficiently plain , that where means of comparison are allowed , and where exact imitation is at the same time impos- sible 12 ANGLING .
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... probably one day or other be the means of throwing considerable light on the science of electricity , at present one of the most obscure , though at the same time the most important and pervading , of all the subjects of physical ...
... probably one day or other be the means of throwing considerable light on the science of electricity , at present one of the most obscure , though at the same time the most important and pervading , of all the subjects of physical ...
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... probably have been twenty times greater ; yet it must have attained , long prior to the lapse of a couple of years , to the usual period of the adult state . The growth itself seems to continue , under favourable circumstances , for a ...
... probably have been twenty times greater ; yet it must have attained , long prior to the lapse of a couple of years , to the usual period of the adult state . The growth itself seems to continue , under favourable circumstances , for a ...
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... probably suffice even for a longer flight , but for the necessity of constant moisture for the purposes of respiration . The drying of the gills in an individual of this class is attended by results analogous to those produced by ...
... probably suffice even for a longer flight , but for the necessity of constant moisture for the purposes of respiration . The drying of the gills in an individual of this class is attended by results analogous to those produced by ...
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... probably in some measure makes amends for this deficiency of light . But even in those species the eye cannot change its direction ; still less can it alter its focus , so as to accommodate the vision to a varying distance , for the ...
... probably in some measure makes amends for this deficiency of light . But even in those species the eye cannot change its direction ; still less can it alter its focus , so as to accommodate the vision to a varying distance , for the ...
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Стр. 279 - To disappointment, and fallacious hope : Rich in content, in Nature's bounty rich, In herbs and fruits; whatever greens the Spring, When heaven descends in showers; or bends the bough, When Summer reddens, and when Autumn beams; Or in the wintry glebe whatever lies Conceal'd, and fattens with the richest sap...
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Стр. 316 - With fifteen hundred bowmen bold, All chosen men of might, Who knew full well in time of need To aim their shafts aright.
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