A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature, Zväzok 2Wingrave and Collingwood; F., C., and J. Rivington; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Cadell and Davies; J. Nunn; J. Richardson; ... [and 11 others], 1816 |
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An History Of The Earth, And Animated Nature: In Eight Volumes, Zväzok 2 Oliver Goldsmith Úplné zobrazenie - 1776 |
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Africa animal appear Arabian horses beasts beautiful become bezoar bison body bred breed Buffon called Capibara carnivorous chamois chiefly climate cloven hoof colour common considered continue covered cow kind creature deer kind distinct dogs domestic domestic goat drupeds ears enemy entirely extremely eyes feed feet female fierce flesh forest former furnished gazelle goat hair head herd hoofs horns horses hunter hunting inches inhabitants known Laplander larger legs leopard less lion live mankind manner marks mountains mummies natives nature never nourishment object panther pasture peccary perceive Persia prey produce proportion pursue quadrupeds race rein-deer resembles rest rhinoceros roe-buck round ruminant savage scarcely seems seen seldom Senegal sheep short skin sleep smell species stag stature stomach strength subsistence supposed swiftness tail teeth tiger tion trees tremely variety whole wild wild boar young zebu
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Strana 7 - ... happy escape from famine, are known at last to die in reality of a disorder caused by hunger ; but which, in the common language, is often called a broken heart. Some of these I have known myself, when very little able to relieve them...
Strana 391 - The hare was soon lost, and supposed to be gone the way of most fondlings, to be killed by some dog or cat. However, in about a fortnight, as the master was sitting in his garden in the dusk of the evening, he observed his cat, with tail erect, trotting towards him, and calling with little short inward notes of complacency, such as they use towards their kittens, and something gamboling after, which proved to be the leveret that the cat had supported with her milk, and continued to support with great...
Strana 180 - I am going to yield thee up ? To Europeans, who will tie thee close, — who will beat thee, — who will render thee miserable. Return with me, my beauty, my jewel, and rejoice the hearts, of my children.
Strana 203 - ... species. It is also observable, that these creatures will not permit a horse to live among them. They always feed together ; and if a horse happens to stray into the place where they graze, they all fall upon him ; and, without giving him the liberty of flying, they bite and kick him till they leave him...
Strana 323 - The buck is the first year called a fawn ; the second, a pricket ; the third, a sorel; the fourth, a- sore; the fifth, a buck of the first head; and the sixth, a great buck: the female is called a doe ; the first year a fawn ; and the second a tegg.
Strana 413 - ... climates; and there was a time when even the southern parts of Europe were infested by him. At present, he is only found in Africa and the East Indies ; in some of which countries he grows to an enormous height. The lion of Bildulgerid is said to be nearly five feet high, and between nine and ten feet from the tip of the nose to the insertion of the tail.
Strana 231 - On stroking its head, it got up, pawed two or three times like an old bull, bellowed very loud, stepped back a few steps, and bolted at his legs with all its force ; it then began to paw again, bellowed, stepped back, and bolted as before ; but knowing its intention, and stepping...
Strana 230 - ... off with equal speed, but not to the same distance ; forming a shorter circle, and again returning with a bolder and more threatening aspect than before, they approach much nearer, probably within thirty yards, when they make another stand, and again...
Strana 223 - There are many of our peasantry that have no other possession but a cow ; and even of the advantages resulting from this most useful creature, the poor are but the nominal possessors. Its flesh they cannot pretend to taste, since then their whole riches are at once destroyed ; its calf they are obliged to fatten for sale, since veal is a delicacy they could not make any pretensions to...
Strana 344 - Standing in the center of the town, as far as the eye can reach, nothing is to be seen but heaps of rubbish, tall dreary chimneys and shattered brick walls, while 'in the hollow windows, dreary horror's sitting.