Rural Sports, Volume 2Bunny and Gold, 1801 |
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Page 11
... Spawn of other tenants of the Waters , sustain the smaller tribes , which in their turn , are pursued by Millions larger and more rapacious . A few feed upon Mud , aquatic Plants , or grains of Corn , but the far greater numbers subsist ...
... Spawn of other tenants of the Waters , sustain the smaller tribes , which in their turn , are pursued by Millions larger and more rapacious . A few feed upon Mud , aquatic Plants , or grains of Corn , but the far greater numbers subsist ...
Page 12
... spawn of the greater fishes , which they find floating upon the surface of the water . In what manner Digestion to such an amazing extent and rapidity is carried on in the stomach of fishes , the enquiries of Naturalists have at present ...
... spawn of the greater fishes , which they find floating upon the surface of the water . In what manner Digestion to such an amazing extent and rapidity is carried on in the stomach of fishes , the enquiries of Naturalists have at present ...
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... Spawn of the greater number of fishes , is deposited in the sand or gravel ; and in that state , it is probable that the Roe and Milt are mixed together . A fish whose weight , at twenty years old , shall be thirty pounds , generates ...
... Spawn of the greater number of fishes , is deposited in the sand or gravel ; and in that state , it is probable that the Roe and Milt are mixed together . A fish whose weight , at twenty years old , shall be thirty pounds , generates ...
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... Spawn . In a savage state , numbers of the human race wander round the Lakes and Rivers , whence a consi- derable portion of their sustenance is derived , and among those nations , whom Arts and Agriculture have rendered less dependant ...
... Spawn . In a savage state , numbers of the human race wander round the Lakes and Rivers , whence a consi- derable portion of their sustenance is derived , and among those nations , whom Arts and Agriculture have rendered less dependant ...
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... Spawn , then taking a piece weighing twenty , thirty , or forty grains , as was most convenient ; and after weighing that parcel accurately , and giving the turn of the Scale to the Eggs , to tell them very carefully over , and then by ...
... Spawn , then taking a piece weighing twenty , thirty , or forty grains , as was most convenient ; and after weighing that parcel accurately , and giving the turn of the Scale to the Eggs , to tell them very carefully over , and then by ...
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