Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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... sort , whether of their own or of another Species . If we turn our attention in this argument to Sea fish , those with the most capacious mouths , pursue almost every thing that exists , and often meet each other in fierce opposition ...
... sort , whether of their own or of another Species . If we turn our attention in this argument to Sea fish , those with the most capacious mouths , pursue almost every thing that exists , and often meet each other in fierce opposition ...
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... sort , procure some part of their sustenance from water , yet of all known to Man as an article of food , not one it is conceived subsists so entirely on water as the Herring , and there is little reason to doubt , but that Herrings ...
... sort , procure some part of their sustenance from water , yet of all known to Man as an article of food , not one it is conceived subsists so entirely on water as the Herring , and there is little reason to doubt , but that Herrings ...
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... sort small enough to answer all purposes , Mr. H. was obliged to make use of Grains along with them , of which he reckoned four hundred and thirty - seven and a half , made an Ounce Avoirdupois . From this Table it appears , that the ...
... sort small enough to answer all purposes , Mr. H. was obliged to make use of Grains along with them , of which he reckoned four hundred and thirty - seven and a half , made an Ounce Avoirdupois . From this Table it appears , that the ...
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... sort is , when in the fore - mentioned condition ; this is not how- ever universal , and consequently not perfectly exact , some fish being much more prolific than others , altho ' of a similar bulk and species . Mr. H. further observes ...
... sort is , when in the fore - mentioned condition ; this is not how- ever universal , and consequently not perfectly exact , some fish being much more prolific than others , altho ' of a similar bulk and species . Mr. H. further observes ...
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... sort , that can be swallowed by them . In August 1799 , the Earl of Essex fished a large pond near Radnor Forest , which had been stocked fifty - eight years . Carp and Eels were the only fish found in it ; of the former , one hundred ...
... sort , that can be swallowed by them . In August 1799 , the Earl of Essex fished a large pond near Radnor Forest , which had been stocked fifty - eight years . Carp and Eels were the only fish found in it ; of the former , one hundred ...
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