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... substance would produce a sparrow , a thrush , a swan , or an eagle ? But even give him a hint on the subject - give him an egg , and let him know that it will bring forth a dove . After this advance in a knowledge of the thing , put ...
... substance would produce a sparrow , a thrush , a swan , or an eagle ? But even give him a hint on the subject - give him an egg , and let him know that it will bring forth a dove . After this advance in a knowledge of the thing , put ...
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... substances , and thereby save itself from being cast ashore by the violence of the waves ; and of these cables the animal can spin many hundreds , though it proportions their number to the risk of shipwreck to which it may be exposed ...
... substances , and thereby save itself from being cast ashore by the violence of the waves ; and of these cables the animal can spin many hundreds , though it proportions their number to the risk of shipwreck to which it may be exposed ...
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... substance like silk ; but it must be evident that this of itself would be but a weak defence , and the larva is not of a similar way of thinking with the currier in the besieged town , who insisted that there was nothing for the defence ...
... substance like silk ; but it must be evident that this of itself would be but a weak defence , and the larva is not of a similar way of thinking with the currier in the besieged town , who insisted that there was nothing for the defence ...
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... substance , to give the necessary levity ; and if too light , it gives the due quantum of ballast by glueing on a stone or shell . Now , this being the fact , we may see at once that the building of the caddis worm must of necessity be ...
... substance , to give the necessary levity ; and if too light , it gives the due quantum of ballast by glueing on a stone or shell . Now , this being the fact , we may see at once that the building of the caddis worm must of necessity be ...
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... substances , and very near the specific gravity of the water . You may find many more particulars respecting these larvæ than it is necessary for me to advert to here ; for my object is not to exhaust the subjects on which I write , but ...
... substances , and very near the specific gravity of the water . You may find many more particulars respecting these larvæ than it is necessary for me to advert to here ; for my object is not to exhaust the subjects on which I write , but ...
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