Birds of the BibleJennings and Graham, 1909 - 467 páginas |
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... sure that it and all other heavenly bodies were great pieces cast from the sun . Then the theory was formulated that the sun threw off large rings of incan- descent gases , which cooled and formed planets . In other words , Jupiter ...
... sure that it and all other heavenly bodies were great pieces cast from the sun . Then the theory was formulated that the sun threw off large rings of incan- descent gases , which cooled and formed planets . In other words , Jupiter ...
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... sure of food almost anywhere , and might wander wander as they chose . Among such trees flew shrikes , sparrows , doves , and jays , saucy then as now ; robins , always loving fruit trees , and sweet - voiced chats . There is a ...
... sure of food almost anywhere , and might wander wander as they chose . Among such trees flew shrikes , sparrows , doves , and jays , saucy then as now ; robins , always loving fruit trees , and sweet - voiced chats . There is a ...
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... sure they had been seen by David . Solomon wrote in his Proverbs this epigram on honey and wisdom : " My son , eat thou honey , for it is good , And the honeycomb , which is sweet to thy taste : So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy ...
... sure they had been seen by David . Solomon wrote in his Proverbs this epigram on honey and wisdom : " My son , eat thou honey , for it is good , And the honeycomb , which is sweet to thy taste : So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy ...
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... sure that David was a musician as well as a poet , and the harp the instrument on which he played and , without doubt , to which he sang . The pomp , power , and riches of royal life tinctured the very blood of Solomon and gave color to ...
... sure that David was a musician as well as a poet , and the harp the instrument on which he played and , without doubt , to which he sang . The pomp , power , and riches of royal life tinctured the very blood of Solomon and gave color to ...
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... sure the ostrich was intended . If people cared to eat cuckoos , they might have been used as food ; but as the sea mews lived on fish and carrion , there was sufficient reason why the ban should be placed on them . As for the swan ...
... sure the ostrich was intended . If people cared to eat cuckoos , they might have been used as food ; but as the sea mews lived on fish and carrion , there was sufficient reason why the ban should be placed on them . As for the swan ...
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