The Visitor: Or, Monthly InstructorReligious Tract Society., 1834 |
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... covered ,, during winter , with snow ; and the very plumage , which is in summer its protection , would then betray it to the hawk , or the snowy owl ( Stryx nyctea ) , which is its most for midable enemy . " Myriads of little salts ...
... covered ,, during winter , with snow ; and the very plumage , which is in summer its protection , would then betray it to the hawk , or the snowy owl ( Stryx nyctea ) , which is its most for midable enemy . " Myriads of little salts ...
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... covered any one to a great depth , the fathers take long poles , and , sounding in different places , discover by the resistance which the end of the pole meets with , whether it be a rock only , or a human body . In the latter case ...
... covered any one to a great depth , the fathers take long poles , and , sounding in different places , discover by the resistance which the end of the pole meets with , whether it be a rock only , or a human body . In the latter case ...
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... covered with feathers of a hair - like , downy texture , which extend as far as the toes ; sketch of the head in its summer and next in its winter clothing , showing how much more completely the beak is covered over during but , in ...
... covered with feathers of a hair - like , downy texture , which extend as far as the toes ; sketch of the head in its summer and next in its winter clothing , showing how much more completely the beak is covered over during but , in ...
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... covered with down or hair . Those of one little creature are covered like itself by a downy web . The eggs of a bug , have a sort of net - work with black veins , in which very short bristles are planted . " I possess , also , " says Mr ...
... covered with down or hair . Those of one little creature are covered like itself by a downy web . The eggs of a bug , have a sort of net - work with black veins , in which very short bristles are planted . " I possess , also , " says Mr ...
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... covered the corpse with snow , the melting of which left them exposed to dogs and wolves ; on which ac- count , our seamen dug several graves to bury the dead out of their sight . In the summer they dig a shallow trench for a grave ...
... covered the corpse with snow , the melting of which left them exposed to dogs and wolves ; on which ac- count , our seamen dug several graves to bury the dead out of their sight . In the summer they dig a shallow trench for a grave ...
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