Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire for the Year ..., Volúmenes9-10Society, 1857 |
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... ground on the western slope . 3. RING STONES HILL , at a short distance , formerly contained a large circle of stones , erected either for purposes of burial , worship , or de- fence ; but they were dug up a few years ago , and have ...
... ground on the western slope . 3. RING STONES HILL , at a short distance , formerly contained a large circle of stones , erected either for purposes of burial , worship , or de- fence ; but they were dug up a few years ago , and have ...
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... ground . Neither can it bear damp heat , for below 7000 feet liver disease carries it off after a very few years . The wild race is spoken of by Pennant as exceedingly savage . If in the chace they are not killed on the spot , they grow ...
... ground . Neither can it bear damp heat , for below 7000 feet liver disease carries it off after a very few years . The wild race is spoken of by Pennant as exceedingly savage . If in the chace they are not killed on the spot , they grow ...
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... ground , twisted horns , a noble bearing , and an erect head . Those used for ploughing are ugly and short legged , and hold their heads very low ; the beautiful long silky hair hanging from below the belly is almost , if not entirely ...
... ground , twisted horns , a noble bearing , and an erect head . Those used for ploughing are ugly and short legged , and hold their heads very low ; the beautiful long silky hair hanging from below the belly is almost , if not entirely ...
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... ground . The domestic Yak is not nearly so large as the wild one , and the latter is invariably a pure black , mingled with brown . It occasionally happens , however , that tame Yaks wander into the mountains , and meet the wild ones ...
... ground . The domestic Yak is not nearly so large as the wild one , and the latter is invariably a pure black , mingled with brown . It occasionally happens , however , that tame Yaks wander into the mountains , and meet the wild ones ...
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... ground becomes more and more extended , until in August and September they are sometimes found as high as 15,000 feet . The females keep more together in the lower ground , and are seldom seen so high as 10,000 feet , so that with very ...
... ground becomes more and more extended , until in August and September they are sometimes found as high as 15,000 feet . The females keep more together in the lower ground , and are seldom seen so high as 10,000 feet , so that with very ...
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