A Popular Natural History of Quadrupeds and Birds1849 |
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... district are cleared from tigers , neither man nor beast is secure ; the labours of the husbandman , and the pursuits of the shepherd , are carried on in fear ; and thus the progress of civilisation may be effectually hindered by a ...
... district are cleared from tigers , neither man nor beast is secure ; the labours of the husbandman , and the pursuits of the shepherd , are carried on in fear ; and thus the progress of civilisation may be effectually hindered by a ...
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... districts of the North . In Ireland it is more numerous , though the hatred of the whole race of gamekeepers is every day dimin- ishing its numbers . One peculiarity of the domestic cat , which also suggests a warm region as its ...
... districts of the North . In Ireland it is more numerous , though the hatred of the whole race of gamekeepers is every day dimin- ishing its numbers . One peculiarity of the domestic cat , which also suggests a warm region as its ...
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... districts , cannot estimate aright the value of the dog to men placed on the frontier lands of civilisation ; nor can we feel the degree of confidence given to a solitary household by his presence . If we take our stand in some ...
... districts , cannot estimate aright the value of the dog to men placed on the frontier lands of civilisation ; nor can we feel the degree of confidence given to a solitary household by his presence . If we take our stand in some ...
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... district of a city is thus parcelled out amongst a host of quad- rupeds , which act their parts of town - cleaners with an eagerness proportioned to their hunger . But let us now behold the dog in the capacity of a draught- animal ...
... district of a city is thus parcelled out amongst a host of quad- rupeds , which act their parts of town - cleaners with an eagerness proportioned to their hunger . But let us now behold the dog in the capacity of a draught- animal ...
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... districts they have now been long ex- pelled . A visit to the Zoological Gardens will give any reader a clearer idea of the external form of the wolf than the most careful description ; it will suffice to say , that the common wolf ...
... districts they have now been long ex- pelled . A visit to the Zoological Gardens will give any reader a clearer idea of the external form of the wolf than the most careful description ; it will suffice to say , that the common wolf ...
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