Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodRobert Carter & Brothers, 1854 - 286 páginas |
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... giraffes , the objects of general attrac- tion . Stately creatures , what pigmies ye make of us ! The cloven foot , the over - lapping lip , the tufted taïl , the spotted body , and the towering neck , are all worthy of a separate ...
... giraffes , the objects of general attrac- tion . Stately creatures , what pigmies ye make of us ! The cloven foot , the over - lapping lip , the tufted taïl , the spotted body , and the towering neck , are all worthy of a separate ...
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... giraffe house , I came upon two oriental figures , in earnest conversation . For the moment I had quite for- gotten that the giraffes were accompanied by Arabs , so that I was both surprised and pleased by the unexpected meeting . The ...
... giraffe house , I came upon two oriental figures , in earnest conversation . For the moment I had quite for- gotten that the giraffes were accompanied by Arabs , so that I was both surprised and pleased by the unexpected meeting . The ...
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... giraffe . A premium was given to the hunter whose horse had first come up with the animal ; and this reward is the more merited , as the laborious chase is pursued in the midst of brambles and thorny trees . " Possessed of the Giraffe ...
... giraffe . A premium was given to the hunter whose horse had first come up with the animal ; and this reward is the more merited , as the laborious chase is pursued in the midst of brambles and thorny trees . " Possessed of the Giraffe ...
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... giraffe , captured at four days ' journey to the south - west of Kordofan , will enable us to form some judgment as to its probable age at present ; as I have observed its growth and its mode of life . When it first came into my hands ...
... giraffe , captured at four days ' journey to the south - west of Kordofan , will enable us to form some judgment as to its probable age at present ; as I have observed its growth and its mode of life . When it first came into my hands ...
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... witness , by their captivity , to the pre - eminence with which man has been endowed by his Creator . The swiftness of the giraffe and the ostrich ; the soaring flight of the falcon and the eagle : the matchless THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . 59.
... witness , by their captivity , to the pre - eminence with which man has been endowed by his Creator . The swiftness of the giraffe and the ostrich ; the soaring flight of the falcon and the eagle : the matchless THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . 59.
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