Facts and phases of animal life, and the claims of animals to humane treatment |
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Facts and Phases of Animal Life, and the Claims of Animals to Humane Treatment Vernon S Morwood Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Anecdotes animals appearance badger beautiful bees bipeds birds birds of prey body boys caterpillars chaffinch chapter cloth colour Corn Bunting creatures cruel cruelty devour domestic doubt duty earth eggs Eight Illustrations eyes favourite feathered feed female flies flowers fowls Freemasonry frog fruit garden gilt edges give goat grubs habits head hear hedgehog hive horses human hunting Illustrations on toned injury insects instinct intelligence John Hogg kind known labour lady larvæ legs little weaver live London look master mole mother nature Nature's nest Newfoundland dog night nightingale otterhound Paternoster Row pleasure possess prey protection quadrupeds referred rooks seen sing Small crown 8vo song sparrows spider story structure tail terrier titmouse toad toned paper trees tribes wasps watch wings wonderful young
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Seite 103 - Wild is thy lay, and loud, Far in the downy cloud — Love gives it energy ; love gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing, Where art thou journeying ? Thy lay is in heaven ; thy love is on earth. O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds...
Seite 195 - But the poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still his master's own, Who labours, fights, lives, breathes for him alone...
Seite 6 - The book is compiled with great care, and will serve the purpose for which it is designed We may add that it contains a good deal of information which will be useful to students who have no wish to be numbered amongst versemakers." — Pall Mall Gazette. " A dainty little book on English verse-making. The Dictionary of Rhymes will be found one of the most complete and practical in our language.
Seite 277 - Tis granted, and no plainer truth appears, Our most important are our earliest years; The Mind, impressible and soft, with ease Imbibes and copies what she hears and sees, And through life's labyrinth holds fast the clue, That Education gives her, false or true.
Seite 3 - Plain Living and High Thinking; or, Practical Self-Culture : Moral, Mental, and Physical. By W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS, Author of " The Secret of Success,
Seite 6 - Young men who wish to make something of themselves should invest seven sixpences in this most valuable volume." — Sword and Trowel. "A better book of the class in all respects we have seldom had the pleasure to notice. . . . We cannot too strongly recommend it to young men." — Young Men's Christian Association Monthly Notes. London : John Hogg, 13, Paternoster Eow, EC FOR THE LIBRARY, PRESENTATION, &c. 9
Seite 7 - Woman's Work and Worth in Girlhood, Maidenhood, and Wifehood. Illustrations of Woman's Character, Duties, Rights, Position, Influence, Responsibilities, and Opportunities. With Hints on Self-Culture and Chapters on the Higher Education and Employment of Women. By WH DAVENPORT ADAMS.
Seite 21 - Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created : and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Seite 3 - The Secret of Success ; or, How to Get on in the World. With some Remarks upon True and False Success, and the Art of making the Best Use of Life. Interspersed with Numerous Examples and Anecdotes. By WH DAVENPORT ADAMS, Author of " Plain Living and High Thinking,
Seite 5 - INTRODUCTION : Explains the Plan of the Book, and gives some Hints on the Study of Literature. THE DAWN OF ENGLISH LITERATURE. THE ELIZABETHAN ERA, THE SUCCESSORS OF THE ELIZABETHANS. THE LITERATURE OF THE RESTORATION. THE WITS OF QUEEN ANNE'S TIME. OUR FIRST GREAT NOVELISTS.