Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... frequently devour their own young ; other fish that are larger , go in quest of more bulky prey ; it matters not of what sort , whether of their own or of another Species . If we turn our attention in this argument to Sea fish , those ...
... frequently devour their own young ; other fish that are larger , go in quest of more bulky prey ; it matters not of what sort , whether of their own or of another Species . If we turn our attention in this argument to Sea fish , those ...
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... frequently for years , without any visible support but Water ; it would appear therefore , that in certain situations , fishes are as remarkable for their Abstinence , as in others they are distinguished for their voracity ; and that ...
... frequently for years , without any visible support but Water ; it would appear therefore , that in certain situations , fishes are as remarkable for their Abstinence , as in others they are distinguished for their voracity ; and that ...
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... frequently changed ; yet they must draw some support from Animal- cule and other nourishment supplied by the water ; because though they seem to eat nothing , yet the consequences of eating often drop from them . That they are best ...
... frequently changed ; yet they must draw some support from Animal- cule and other nourishment supplied by the water ; because though they seem to eat nothing , yet the consequences of eating often drop from them . That they are best ...
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... frequently loaded their Coble or boat with them , twice a day , taking each time about a Ton of fish ; when they put down their lines beyond three miles from shore , they caught nothing but Dog - fish , which shews how exactly these ...
... frequently loaded their Coble or boat with them , twice a day , taking each time about a Ton of fish ; when they put down their lines beyond three miles from shore , they caught nothing but Dog - fish , which shews how exactly these ...
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... frequent lawsuits . The numbers that are taken at one shooting of the nets is astonishing . Upon the fifth of October 1767 , there were at one time enclosed in St. Ive's Bay , 7,000 hogsheads , each VOL . II . L 87 .
... frequent lawsuits . The numbers that are taken at one shooting of the nets is astonishing . Upon the fifth of October 1767 , there were at one time enclosed in St. Ive's Bay , 7,000 hogsheads , each VOL . II . L 87 .
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