The Natural History of Reptiles and Serpents: To which is Added, an Appendix Containing an Account of Worms, Corals, and SpongesW. Wetton, 1820 - 166 pages |
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... living in the year 1753 , and then was thought to have died from neglect rather than from old age . In the year 1765 a tortoise was living in the garden of Samuel Simmons 8 NATURAL HISTORY.
... living in the year 1753 , and then was thought to have died from neglect rather than from old age . In the year 1765 a tortoise was living in the garden of Samuel Simmons 8 NATURAL HISTORY.
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... living Toad being taken from the solid trunk of an elm tree . It was lodged exactly in the centre , and filled the whole of the space that contained it : the tree was in every other respect perfectly firm and sound . Dr. Brad- ley saw a ...
... living Toad being taken from the solid trunk of an elm tree . It was lodged exactly in the centre , and filled the whole of the space that contained it : the tree was in every other respect perfectly firm and sound . Dr. Brad- ley saw a ...
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... living Toad was found in a block of marble at an old castle belonging to Lord Tankerville , twelve miles from Alnwick , in Northumberland . A stone - cutter , of the name of Charlton , found in the Isle of Ely , a living Toad enclosed ...
... living Toad was found in a block of marble at an old castle belonging to Lord Tankerville , twelve miles from Alnwick , in Northumberland . A stone - cutter , of the name of Charlton , found in the Isle of Ely , a living Toad enclosed ...
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