Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... Readers ; and should the present Volume claim a continuance of the indulgence shewn to the former , he hopes it will not be found less deserving of their Patronage . FID.C A CONTENTS . Page Fishing , and Anecdotes respecting.
... Readers ; and should the present Volume claim a continuance of the indulgence shewn to the former , he hopes it will not be found less deserving of their Patronage . FID.C A CONTENTS . Page Fishing , and Anecdotes respecting.
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... less perfect beings , in her endowments has been proportionably sparing . The Brain , the seat of sensation , is much smaller in fishes than in other animals . Their sense of Touch is , in all probability , far from being delicate ...
... less perfect beings , in her endowments has been proportionably sparing . The Brain , the seat of sensation , is much smaller in fishes than in other animals . Their sense of Touch is , in all probability , far from being delicate ...
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... less of water , to correct their vision . This humour in fishes is that hard pea - like substance which is found in their Eyes after boiling ; in the natural state , it is transparent , and not much harder than a Jelly . There is no ...
... less of water , to correct their vision . This humour in fishes is that hard pea - like substance which is found in their Eyes after boiling ; in the natural state , it is transparent , and not much harder than a Jelly . There is no ...
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... less time : with all the advantages of minuteness and agility when excluded from the Egg , there is not one perhaps of a thousand , that survives the dangers of its youth . Among the spinous fishes , there is no trace of parental ...
... less time : with all the advantages of minuteness and agility when excluded from the Egg , there is not one perhaps of a thousand , that survives the dangers of its youth . Among the spinous fishes , there is no trace of parental ...
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... less , but the weight of much the greater part was accurately set down . From this investigation of the Produce of fishes , we return to the consideration of their senses as compared with those of other Animals . Hitherto fishes have ...
... less , but the weight of much the greater part was accurately set down . From this investigation of the Produce of fishes , we return to the consideration of their senses as compared with those of other Animals . Hitherto fishes have ...
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