Leaf and TendrilHoughton, Mifflin Company, 1908 - 288 Seiten |
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... HUMAN TRAITS IN THE ANIMALS . VIII . ANIMAL AND PLANT INTELLIGENCE IX . THE REASONABLE BUT UNREASONING ANIMALS 177 X. THE GRIST OF THE GODS • 199 XI . THE DIVINE SOIL . 215 • XII . AN OUTLOOK UPON LIFE 241 • XIII . " ALL'S RIGHT WITH ...
... HUMAN TRAITS IN THE ANIMALS . VIII . ANIMAL AND PLANT INTELLIGENCE IX . THE REASONABLE BUT UNREASONING ANIMALS 177 X. THE GRIST OF THE GODS • 199 XI . THE DIVINE SOIL . 215 • XII . AN OUTLOOK UPON LIFE 241 • XIII . " ALL'S RIGHT WITH ...
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... Human and artificial sounds and objects thrust themselves upon us ; they are within our sphere , so to speak : but the life of nature we must meet half- way ; it is shy , withdrawn , and blends itself with a vast neutral background . We ...
... Human and artificial sounds and objects thrust themselves upon us ; they are within our sphere , so to speak : but the life of nature we must meet half- way ; it is shy , withdrawn , and blends itself with a vast neutral background . We ...
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... . There is something to me peculiarly interesting in stone walls a kind of rude human expression to them , suggesting the face of the old farmer him- self . How they climb the hills and sweep through 48 LEAF AND TENDRIL.
... . There is something to me peculiarly interesting in stone walls a kind of rude human expression to them , suggesting the face of the old farmer him- self . How they climb the hills and sweep through 48 LEAF AND TENDRIL.
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... human beings . Our red - shouldered starlings flock in the fall , and they are not protectively colored , but the bobolinks , which also flock at the same time , do then assume neutral tints . Why the change in the one case and not in ...
... human beings . Our red - shouldered starlings flock in the fall , and they are not protectively colored , but the bobolinks , which also flock at the same time , do then assume neutral tints . Why the change in the one case and not in ...
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... , which does not seem to be the case . II We arrive at the idea that neutral tints are pro- tective from the point of view of the human eye . Now if all animals that prey upon others were guided 61 GAY PLUMES AND DULL.
... , which does not seem to be the case . II We arrive at the idea that neutral tints are pro- tective from the point of view of the human eye . Now if all animals that prey upon others were guided 61 GAY PLUMES AND DULL.
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