Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... side that cover them ; in the animal , this motion is doubtless analogous to our breathing , but it is not Air , but Water , that the fish actually sucks in and spouts out through the gills at every motion , while the bony covering of ...
... side that cover them ; in the animal , this motion is doubtless analogous to our breathing , but it is not Air , but Water , that the fish actually sucks in and spouts out through the gills at every motion , while the bony covering of ...
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... side is scarcely perceived , being soon lost in the immensity of the Atlantic ; whilst the other , which passes into the Irish sea , rejoices and feeds the inhabitants of most of the coasts that border upon it . In general , the most ...
... side is scarcely perceived , being soon lost in the immensity of the Atlantic ; whilst the other , which passes into the Irish sea , rejoices and feeds the inhabitants of most of the coasts that border upon it . In general , the most ...
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... side it is viewed . At Stockton this river is affected by the tide , admits ships of considerable burden , and soon loses itself in the sea . The Tees pos- sesses few fish except Salmon , the stream is so very rapid and even furious in ...
... side it is viewed . At Stockton this river is affected by the tide , admits ships of considerable burden , and soon loses itself in the sea . The Tees pos- sesses few fish except Salmon , the stream is so very rapid and even furious in ...
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... side of the Plimlimmon mountain , various rivulets add to its stream before it reaches the plain of Herefordshire ; at the village of Brockware it meets the tide , and swelling at once into a majestic Estuary , fills the space between ...
... side of the Plimlimmon mountain , various rivulets add to its stream before it reaches the plain of Herefordshire ; at the village of Brockware it meets the tide , and swelling at once into a majestic Estuary , fills the space between ...
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William Barker Daniel. counties ; at last , encircling Bath on two sides , it proceeds to Bristol , from thence ... side of that city it is joined by the Willey , the Deverell , the Nadder , and by the Bourne on the other . None of ...
William Barker Daniel. counties ; at last , encircling Bath on two sides , it proceeds to Bristol , from thence ... side of that city it is joined by the Willey , the Deverell , the Nadder , and by the Bourne on the other . None of ...
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