Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... pond full of different sorts of fish . Its bottom was level with the ground , and was made by forming a bank all round , with a Shrubbery close to it ; whilst lying on the bank seeing the fish , I desired a Gentleman who was my ...
... pond full of different sorts of fish . Its bottom was level with the ground , and was made by forming a bank all round , with a Shrubbery close to it ; whilst lying on the bank seeing the fish , I desired a Gentleman who was my ...
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... pond , if scantily supplied , 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 ...
... pond , if scantily supplied , 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 ...
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... pond where there is no inha- bitant but itself ; and the Gold and Silver fishes which are confined in glass Vases , subsist , frequently for years , without any visible support but Water ; it would appear therefore , that in certain ...
... pond where there is no inha- bitant but itself ; and the Gold and Silver fishes which are confined in glass Vases , subsist , frequently for years , without any visible support but Water ; it would appear therefore , that in certain ...
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... ponds die and are corrupted . In whatever manner the fishes were introduced into these pools , we must conclude , that they were originally produced from the eggs of animals of their own kind ; because the idea of spontaneous generation ...
... ponds die and are corrupted . In whatever manner the fishes were introduced into these pools , we must conclude , that they were originally produced from the eggs of animals of their own kind ; because the idea of spontaneous generation ...
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... Ponds at Marli , in France , there are some fishes that have been preserved tame since the time , it is said , of ... pond near Radnor Forest , which had been stocked fifty - eight years . Carp and Eels were the only fish found in it ...
... Ponds at Marli , in France , there are some fishes that have been preserved tame since the time , it is said , of ... pond near Radnor Forest , which had been stocked fifty - eight years . Carp and Eels were the only fish found in it ...
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