Birds of the BibleJennings and Graham, 1916 - 467 páginas |
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... eagle , of which he wrote : " Lady Phœmonæ , who was supposed and said to be the daughter of Apollo , hath reported that this eagle is toothed ; with her accordeth Boethus likewise . " He also wrote in describing the birds of Diomedes ...
... eagle , of which he wrote : " Lady Phœmonæ , who was supposed and said to be the daughter of Apollo , hath reported that this eagle is toothed ; with her accordeth Boethus likewise . " He also wrote in describing the birds of Diomedes ...
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... eagle con- tinued to curve as it grew older until the bird died of starvation . He confirmed the story that swans sang ; and accounted for the number of partridges by explaining that they build two nests , on one of which the male ...
... eagle con- tinued to curve as it grew older until the bird died of starvation . He confirmed the story that swans sang ; and accounted for the number of partridges by explaining that they build two nests , on one of which the male ...
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... eagle ; for colour , as yellow and bright as gold ( namely , all about the neck ) , the rest of the body a deep red purple ; the tail azure blue , intermingled with feathers among of rose carnation colour ; and the head bravely adorned ...
... eagle ; for colour , as yellow and bright as gold ( namely , all about the neck ) , the rest of the body a deep red purple ; the tail azure blue , intermingled with feathers among of rose carnation colour ; and the head bravely adorned ...
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... eagle's eggs . ' " " He described a number of other fabled birds , and attached all the current superstition to the history of each , even to the account of the barnyard fowl that spoke . But , as almost all of the birds described are ...
... eagle's eggs . ' " " He described a number of other fabled birds , and attached all the current superstition to the history of each , even to the account of the barnyard fowl that spoke . But , as almost all of the birds described are ...
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... eagles , hawks , or vultures . All of these abounded , and well might have been used in symbol writing to portray strength , endurance , penetration , or rapacity . Artists of to - day are setting ornithologists the same study . They ...
... eagles , hawks , or vultures . All of these abounded , and well might have been used in symbol writing to portray strength , endurance , penetration , or rapacity . Artists of to - day are setting ornithologists the same study . They ...
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