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Side 1
The North and North - western American Red Indians look upon serpents with the
utmost fear , and employ the skins of the rattle - snake as a most powerful
medicine ' or charm . A rattlesnake ' s skin is always affixed with a glue made from
the ...
The North and North - western American Red Indians look upon serpents with the
utmost fear , and employ the skins of the rattle - snake as a most powerful
medicine ' or charm . A rattlesnake ' s skin is always affixed with a glue made from
the ...
Side 2
These are divided into three orders : Ophidians , comprehending the snakes ;
Saurians , the lizards and crocodiles ; Chelonians , the turtles and tortoises . It is
with the Ophidians or snakes that we have now exclusively to deal . Commencing
at ...
These are divided into three orders : Ophidians , comprehending the snakes ;
Saurians , the lizards and crocodiles ; Chelonians , the turtles and tortoises . It is
with the Ophidians or snakes that we have now exclusively to deal . Commencing
at ...
Side 3
The total want of feet implies the absence of a breastbone and pelvis ; so that a
snake , from head to tail , is a mere succession Skeleton of a Serpent . of rib and
backbone . The vertebræ are strongly built and numerous — those of the trunk ...
The total want of feet implies the absence of a breastbone and pelvis ; so that a
snake , from head to tail , is a mere succession Skeleton of a Serpent . of rib and
backbone . The vertebræ are strongly built and numerous — those of the trunk ...
Side 4
In water serpents , the tail , which is slightly flattened in a vertical direction , acts
as an oar in propelling the body ; in treeserpents , the same organ is capable of
coiling itself around branches ; in burrowing - snakes , it is short and conical , so ...
In water serpents , the tail , which is slightly flattened in a vertical direction , acts
as an oar in propelling the body ; in treeserpents , the same organ is capable of
coiling itself around branches ; in burrowing - snakes , it is short and conical , so ...
Side 5
Many travellers , and especially those of a remote age , speak of snakes of an
enormous size , which they say they have encountered in their wanderings in
intertropical countries ; but naturalists discredit such statements , and affirm that
the ...
Many travellers , and especially those of a remote age , speak of snakes of an
enormous size , which they say they have encountered in their wanderings in
intertropical countries ; but naturalists discredit such statements , and affirm that
the ...
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Side 21 - Now by the lips of those ye love, fair gentlemen of France, Charge for the golden lilies now — upon them with the lance! A thousand spurs are striking deep, a thousand spears in rest, A thousand knights are pressing close behind the snow-white crest; And in they burst, and on they rushed, while, like a guiding star, Amidst the thickest carnage blazed the helmet of Navarre.
Side 3 - Blow up the fire, my maidens! Bring water from the well! For a' my house shall feast this night, Since my three sons are well.
Side 22 - D'Aumale hath cried for quarter. The Flemish count is slain. Their ranks are breaking like thin clouds before a Biscay gale ; The field is heaped with bleeding steeds, and flags, and cloven mail. And then we thought on vengeance, and, all along our van, " Remember St. Bartholomew," was passed from man to man. But out spake gentle Henry, " No Frenchman is my foe : Down, down, with every foreigner, but let your brethren go.
Side 27 - ... grown cauld to me. When we came in by Glasgow town We were a comely sight to see : My Love was clad in the black velvet, And I mysell in cramasie. But had I wist, before I kist...
Side 3 - Up then crew the red, red cock, And up and crew the gray; The eldest to the youngest said,
Side 20 - Full fifteen stane o' Spanish iron, They hae laid a' right sair on me ; Wi' locks and keys I am fast bound Into this dungeon dark and dreirie.
Side 2 - Wi ae lock o his gowden hair We'll theek our nest when it grows bare. "Mony a one for him makes mane, But nane sail ken where he is gane; Oer his white banes when they are bare, The wind sail blaw for evermair.
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tracts, Bind 13 Chambers's miscellany of instructive & entertaining tracts, Chambers W. and R., ltd |
| Forfatter | Chambers W. and R., ltd |
| udgivet | 1871 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Oxford University |
| Digitaliseret | 31. jul 2006 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |