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Page 11
... birds , beasts , and reptiles at liberty in the places they frequent- ed before they were caught and caged : the white bear on his icebergs ; the wolf amid the northern snow ; the lion in the desert sand ; the tiger in the jungle ; the ...
... birds , beasts , and reptiles at liberty in the places they frequent- ed before they were caught and caged : the white bear on his icebergs ; the wolf amid the northern snow ; the lion in the desert sand ; the tiger in the jungle ; the ...
Page 46
... birds- nesting in Cheapside ? The Mansion House resembles one habitation built upon another ; and Guildhall and the India House I cannot discern . The Mint appears to great advantage ; and the Tower and the Monument are very conspicuous ...
... birds- nesting in Cheapside ? The Mansion House resembles one habitation built upon another ; and Guildhall and the India House I cannot discern . The Mint appears to great advantage ; and the Tower and the Monument are very conspicuous ...
Page 50
... birds and beasts of the four quarters of the world are put in requisition , to render the entertainment com- plete . The varied tastes , as well as dispositions of the visi- tors , are plainly developed . One gazes on the plumage of the ...
... birds and beasts of the four quarters of the world are put in requisition , to render the entertainment com- plete . The varied tastes , as well as dispositions of the visi- tors , are plainly developed . One gazes on the plumage of the ...
Page 52
... birds ; and some of the animals . I could stand on this bench for an hour . I have given a nut or two to the red and yellow , and the red and blue maccaws . How they climb their cage , holding the wires with their crooked bills ! They ...
... birds ; and some of the animals . I could stand on this bench for an hour . I have given a nut or two to the red and yellow , and the red and blue maccaws . How they climb their cage , holding the wires with their crooked bills ! They ...
Page 53
... pelican ; the bare - necked vulture ; the strong - winged condor ; and the crooked beaked , iron - tal . oned eagle . One is lost among such a profusion of birds and water fowl : the warlike ostrich ; the 5 * THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . 53.
... pelican ; the bare - necked vulture ; the strong - winged condor ; and the crooked beaked , iron - tal . oned eagle . One is lost among such a profusion of birds and water fowl : the warlike ostrich ; the 5 * THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . 53.
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