Birds of the BibleJennings and Graham, 1909 - 467 páginas |
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... watch in the night . " After the birth of Christ , Peter referred to this in a way which showed that the thought of Moses was very clear to him , and he sought to emphasize it to men of his day , " But , beloved , be not ignorant of ...
... watch in the night . " After the birth of Christ , Peter referred to this in a way which showed that the thought of Moses was very clear to him , and he sought to emphasize it to men of his day , " But , beloved , be not ignorant of ...
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... watches . Frogs croaked along the shores , the crocodile and alligator splashed in the water , and the rhinoceros raised from its wallow and waddled off across country in search of foliage for food . Along the Nile and up and down the ...
... watches . Frogs croaked along the shores , the crocodile and alligator splashed in the water , and the rhinoceros raised from its wallow and waddled off across country in search of foliage for food . Along the Nile and up and down the ...
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... watches at night to arouse the sleepers at the approach of anything unusual , and by day to call the workers from the fields in case an enemy tried to creep upon them . When the villages were so small the people were too poor to afford ...
... watches at night to arouse the sleepers at the approach of anything unusual , and by day to call the workers from the fields in case an enemy tried to creep upon them . When the villages were so small the people were too poor to afford ...
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... watch them some clear August night , when they circle in numbers over a lake . They also spend much time on wing in afternoons of late summer . They have a liking for cities , though I do not know just how to explain the attraction ...
... watch them some clear August night , when they circle in numbers over a lake . They also spend much time on wing in afternoons of late summer . They have a liking for cities , though I do not know just how to explain the attraction ...
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... watch , but not more amusing than the nuptial dance of a blue heron , the drumming with which a partridge courts a mate , or the antics of a black vulture . It is little wonder that the ancients spent so much time on the housetops : the ...
... watch , but not more amusing than the nuptial dance of a blue heron , the drumming with which a partridge courts a mate , or the antics of a black vulture . It is little wonder that the ancients spent so much time on the housetops : the ...
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