Red Deer: Natural HistoryLongmans, Green and Company, 1896 - 320 pages |
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... cross over from the ' Nab ' to Place Fell , because the locality last named affords a supply . of sound heather which stands the deer in good stead in severe weather . The murrain which used to ravage more southern forests in Norman ...
... cross over from the ' Nab ' to Place Fell , because the locality last named affords a supply . of sound heather which stands the deer in good stead in severe weather . The murrain which used to ravage more southern forests in Norman ...
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... cross from Gowbarrow to the shores of Martindale , but this is an unusual , event . Jackson recollects one par- ticular stag which was very determined to remain in Martindale , whither it had escaped from Gowbarrow . But its wandering ...
... cross from Gowbarrow to the shores of Martindale , but this is an unusual , event . Jackson recollects one par- ticular stag which was very determined to remain in Martindale , whither it had escaped from Gowbarrow . But its wandering ...
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... crosses the interior of any of the Outer Hebrides . To my mind , it is grossly unfair that the rocky isles of Western Scotland , where mineral wealth is absent , and the excessive cost of carriage renders industrial efforts useless ...
... crosses the interior of any of the Outer Hebrides . To my mind , it is grossly unfair that the rocky isles of Western Scotland , where mineral wealth is absent , and the excessive cost of carriage renders industrial efforts useless ...
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... cross a pass guarded by a jealous stag would run a considerable risk of being gored . Occasionally the pranks of a tame stag assume a comic aspect . Some years ago , when self- seeking demagogues had stirred up much agitation in the ...
... cross a pass guarded by a jealous stag would run a considerable risk of being gored . Occasionally the pranks of a tame stag assume a comic aspect . Some years ago , when self- seeking demagogues had stirred up much agitation in the ...
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... cross the stone walls of the Lake hills at particular points by preference . It is delightful to see a small herd daintily picking their way across the course of some small beck among the uplands . But even park deer retain much of the ...
... cross the stone walls of the Lake hills at particular points by preference . It is delightful to see a small herd daintily picking their way across the course of some small beck among the uplands . But even park deer retain much of the ...
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