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... occasionally as they floated along . Some of these curious creatures were rather large , with a kind of fringe round the lower part ; and others had what appeared to be a fleshy cross on their summit , 28 GLIMPSES OF NATURE .
... occasionally as they floated along . Some of these curious creatures were rather large , with a kind of fringe round the lower part ; and others had what appeared to be a fleshy cross on their summit , 28 GLIMPSES OF NATURE .
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... creatures have no head , but only a mouth , which opens directly into the stomach , and the fringe that you observe consists of nume- rous slender arms with which they seize their prey , and which are armed with small hooks , so fine as ...
... creatures have no head , but only a mouth , which opens directly into the stomach , and the fringe that you observe consists of nume- rous slender arms with which they seize their prey , and which are armed with small hooks , so fine as ...
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... creatures in the West Indies , " " There are many different kinds of sea - jellies , or bubbles , " said Mr. Merton , " in the British seas , and they all possess , more or less , stinging properties . It is even supposed that the ...
... creatures in the West Indies , " " There are many different kinds of sea - jellies , or bubbles , " said Mr. Merton , " in the British seas , and they all possess , more or less , stinging properties . It is even supposed that the ...
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... creature , which is something like an oyster , and is eaten , can open and shut these valves at pleasure , and it can push out a long elbow - like part of its body and spring forward to a considerable distance when it wishes to leave ...
... creature , which is something like an oyster , and is eaten , can open and shut these valves at pleasure , and it can push out a long elbow - like part of its body and spring forward to a considerable distance when it wishes to leave ...
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... creatures of its own kind . The common garden snail , which , you know , lives on vegetables , has no notch . " However , there is a material Agnes was so much interested in what Mrs. Mer- ton was saying , that she did not pay proper ...
... creatures of its own kind . The common garden snail , which , you know , lives on vegetables , has no notch . " However , there is a material Agnes was so much interested in what Mrs. Mer- ton was saying , that she did not pay proper ...
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Agnes's Alum Bay animals appeared arms asked Agnes beach beautiful began Bevan birds Black Gang Chine BLOODY-NOSED BEETLE boat Bonchurch boy bishop breakfast butterfly Byssus called Calshot Castle Carisbrook CARISBROOK CASTLE carriage Castle caterpillar church cliffs coloured cottage creatures cried Agnes curious daughter dear Agnes delighted donkey East Cowes Edition eggs engravings erected FLOWERING RUSH flowers Freshwater gate gulls half-bound heard island Isle of Wight kind Kittiwake lady light-house little girl look mamma Merton and Agnes Merton asked mother Mussels Myrtilus Needles never Newfoundland dog Newport numerous old gentleman oyster papa passed plants poor portmanteau pretty little Price reached remember replied returned river road rocks round salt sea-weed seen Shanklin shell shore smiling snail soon sponge Star-fish stone STORIES supposed tell thing thought tide told turn walked wings wish young
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