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... creatures discussed . Though Topsell made some attempt to achieve scientific accuracy in his treatment of living creatures , he mingled with what- ever accurate observations he was able to make20 much of the tradi- tional lore which he ...
... creatures discussed . Though Topsell made some attempt to achieve scientific accuracy in his treatment of living creatures , he mingled with what- ever accurate observations he was able to make20 much of the tradi- tional lore which he ...
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... creatures native to the British Isles ; in the Aesopic fables ; in folk festivals , including mummers ' performances , pageants , and masques ; and in the medieval beast epic , particularly the Reynard cycle . Any attempt to determine ...
... creatures native to the British Isles ; in the Aesopic fables ; in folk festivals , including mummers ' performances , pageants , and masques ; and in the medieval beast epic , particularly the Reynard cycle . Any attempt to determine ...
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... creatures without reason , " she may declare her love , for " doth not the Faulcon call to the tossell gentle , the gerfaulcon to the Gerkin , the sparehauke to the Musket ? " So " of all other creatures the females are more forward ...
... creatures without reason , " she may declare her love , for " doth not the Faulcon call to the tossell gentle , the gerfaulcon to the Gerkin , the sparehauke to the Musket ? " So " of all other creatures the females are more forward ...
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