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... are intro- duced in the following pages , will appear , I doubt not , in the eyes of the philosophical reader , as extremely important and instructive ; while it will supply , to all classes of readers , information in.
... are intro- duced in the following pages , will appear , I doubt not , in the eyes of the philosophical reader , as extremely important and instructive ; while it will supply , to all classes of readers , information in.
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... extremely fond of dogs ' flesh . Several of our missionaries have eaten it , and some of them have thought it not unpalatable . We are informed by Galen , Hippocrates , and Pliny , that the ancients were fond of the flesh of dogs as ...
... extremely fond of dogs ' flesh . Several of our missionaries have eaten it , and some of them have thought it not unpalatable . We are informed by Galen , Hippocrates , and Pliny , that the ancients were fond of the flesh of dogs as ...
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... extremely swift , and , from the ca- pacity of his chest , can continue the chase for a very long time without being worn out ; besides , his sense of smelling , which he so eminently possesses , enables him to pursue all other animals ...
... extremely swift , and , from the ca- pacity of his chest , can continue the chase for a very long time without being worn out ; besides , his sense of smelling , which he so eminently possesses , enables him to pursue all other animals ...
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... extremely fond of nuts , which he cracks very readily , and does not leave the smallest bit of the kernel amongst the husks . He also eats apples , pears , and other fruit ; has a great liking for gooseberries , which he frequently ...
... extremely fond of nuts , which he cracks very readily , and does not leave the smallest bit of the kernel amongst the husks . He also eats apples , pears , and other fruit ; has a great liking for gooseberries , which he frequently ...
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... extremely variable ; there are five toes on the fore - feet , and four on those behind , furnished with longish nails , obtuse , and not retractile , and the mammæ are ventral ; the eye - pupils are circular and diurnal , or formed for ...
... extremely variable ; there are five toes on the fore - feet , and four on those behind , furnished with longish nails , obtuse , and not retractile , and the mammæ are ventral ; the eye - pupils are circular and diurnal , or formed for ...
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Page 214 - Near this spot Are deposited the Remains Of one Who Possessed Beauty Without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, And all the Virtues of Man Without his Vices. This Praise, which would be unmeaning flattery If inscribed over Human Ashes, Is but a just tribute to the Memory of "Boatswain," a Dog Who was born at Newfoundland, May, 1803, And died at Newstead Abbey Nov. 18, 1808.
Page 340 - My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind, So flew'd, so sanded; and their heads are hung With ears that sweep away the morning dew; Crook-knee'd, and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls; Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells, Each under each.
Page 214 - But the poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still his master's own, Who labours, fights, lives, breathes for him alone...
Page 215 - Unhonour'd falls, unnoticed all his worth, Denied in heaven the soul he held on earth: While man, vain insect ! hopes to be forgiven, And claims himself a sole exclusive heaven. Oh, man ! thou feeble tenant of an hour, Debased by slavery, or corrupt by power, Who knows thee well must quit thee with disgust, Degraded mass of animated dust...
Page 215 - Who knows thee well must quit thee with disgust, Degraded mass of animated dust! Thy love is lust, thy friendship all a cheat, Thy smiles hypocrisy, thy words deceit ! By nature vile, ennobled but by name, Each kindred brute might bid thee blush for shame. Ye ! who perchance behold this simple urn, Pass on— it honours none you wish to mourn : To mark a friend's remains these stones arise ; I never knew but one, — and here he lies.
Page 129 - After traversing his pastures for some time, attended by his dog, the shepherd found himself under the necessity of ascending a summit at some distance, to have a more extensive view of his range. As the ascent was too fatiguing for the child, he left him on 'a small plain at the bottom, with strict injunctions not to stir from it till his return.
Page 135 - On our way home, however, we discovered a body of lambs at the bottom of a deep ravine, called the Flesh Cleuch, and the indefatigable Sirrah standing in front of them, looking all around for some relief, but still standing true to his charge.
Page 133 - He was scarcely a year old, and knew so little of herding, that he had never turned a sheep in his life ; but as soon as he discovered that it was his duty to do so, and that it obliged me, I can never forget with what anxiety and eagerness he learned his different evolutions. He would try every way deliberately till he found out what I wanted him to do, and, when I once made him understand a direction, he never forgot or mistook it again.
Page 14 - But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs.
Page 427 - Meadow, till all the butchers' dogs pursued one of the bulls (maddened with noise and multitude) clean through the town. This sight so pleased the Earl, that he gave the Castle Meadow, where the bulls' duel began, for a common to the butchers of the town, after the first grass was mowed, on condition that they should find a mad bull the day six weeks before Christmas Day, for the continuance of that sport for ever.