Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 28W. Blackwood & Sons, 1830 - Scotland |
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... feet square , in a peasant's cottage . Its great comfort was a large open fire- place or hearth - much needed - for on one occasion , when a friend had paid him a visit from Stockholm , some port wine , which he had brought along with ...
... feet square , in a peasant's cottage . Its great comfort was a large open fire- place or hearth - much needed - for on one occasion , when a friend had paid him a visit from Stockholm , some port wine , which he had brought along with ...
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... feet during the winter . If , therefore , he does suck his paws- and there is generally some truth in all old beliefs - may it not be done , he asks , for the purpose of facilita ting this operation of nature ? We think it is very ...
... feet during the winter . If , therefore , he does suck his paws- and there is generally some truth in all old beliefs - may it not be done , he asks , for the purpose of facilita ting this operation of nature ? We think it is very ...
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... feet along a small tree that stretched across a river , bearing a dead horse in his fore - paws . He is very fleet - continues to grow until his twentieth , and lives until his fif- tieth year . The Scandinavian bear occasionally ...
... feet along a small tree that stretched across a river , bearing a dead horse in his fore - paws . He is very fleet - continues to grow until his twentieth , and lives until his fif- tieth year . The Scandinavian bear occasionally ...
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a strong fence of four or five feet in height into a wood . Having been frightened from his prey , he abscond- ed , and the peasants , felling several trees , placed them over the dead car- cass . But Bruin soon returned to the spot ...
a strong fence of four or five feet in height into a wood . Having been frightened from his prey , he abscond- ed , and the peasants , felling several trees , placed them over the dead car- cass . But Bruin soon returned to the spot ...
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... feet distance , and began to over- haul it with his paws . The poor soldier , however , who had brought his musket to the skall contrary to the orders of his officers , and knowing that if it was inju- red he should be severely punished ...
... feet distance , and began to over- haul it with his paws . The poor soldier , however , who had brought his musket to the skall contrary to the orders of his officers , and knowing that if it was inju- red he should be severely punished ...
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