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Page 397
... hair was like a trundled mop . He clenched his great fists , and sparred at the little pigeon , as though it were a man . Finally , as the shout- ing of Phil's friends smote his ears , Here comes Phil's ! Phew- phew - whew - whew ! here ...
... hair was like a trundled mop . He clenched his great fists , and sparred at the little pigeon , as though it were a man . Finally , as the shout- ing of Phil's friends smote his ears , Here comes Phil's ! Phew- phew - whew - whew ! here ...
Page 446
... hair on her head ; but the wetting was a trifle in comparison with the bewildering effects of the thunder and lightning in such a midnight . She did not , however , suffer from it more nor less , and our poultry- yard was saved ...
... hair on her head ; but the wetting was a trifle in comparison with the bewildering effects of the thunder and lightning in such a midnight . She did not , however , suffer from it more nor less , and our poultry- yard was saved ...
Page 472
... hair cut ; it is the goslings , with their tender baby - flesh , who make the noise : no one , indeed , but an experienced and granite - hearted plucker , could indif- ferently listen to the poor little things ' plaintive ' quack ...
... hair cut ; it is the goslings , with their tender baby - flesh , who make the noise : no one , indeed , but an experienced and granite - hearted plucker , could indif- ferently listen to the poor little things ' plaintive ' quack ...
Page 492
... hair of every butterfly - smut and oarlop stand on end , and emboldened by these evidences of their terror , she never lost an opportunity of approaching their hutches , and spitting and using all sorts of abusive language through the ...
... hair of every butterfly - smut and oarlop stand on end , and emboldened by these evidences of their terror , she never lost an opportunity of approaching their hutches , and spitting and using all sorts of abusive language through the ...
Page 505
... hairs . There is a very large species of the hare - colour , having much bone , length , and depth of carcase , large and long ears , with full eyes , resembling those of the hare ; it might be taken for a hybrid or mule . Its flesh is ...
... hairs . There is a very large species of the hare - colour , having much bone , length , and depth of carcase , large and long ears , with full eyes , resembling those of the hare ; it might be taken for a hybrid or mule . Its flesh is ...
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Page 363 - ... birds beneath, forcing down the dense groups with which every stick was loaded. It was a scene of uproar and confusion.
Page 469 - ... a thing in form like a lace of silke, finely woven, as it were, together ; one end whereof is fastened into the inside of the shell, even as the fish of oisters and muskles are ; the other end is made fast unto the belly of a rude masse or lump, which in time cometh to the shape and form of a bird : when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the aforesaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging out...
Page 365 - From the great numbers that were constantly passing overhead to or from that quarter, I had no doubt of the truth of this statement. The mast had been chiefly consumed in Kentucky; and the pigeons, every morning a little before sunrise, set out for the Indiana Territory, the nearest part of which was about sixty miles distant. Many of these returned before ten o'clock; and the great body generally appeared, on their return, a little after noon.
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