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" ... when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open. and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging out, and as it groweth greater it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it is all... "
The History, Ancient and Modern, of the Sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinross ... - Page 138
by Sir Robert Sibbald - 1803 - 468 pages
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The Popular Science Monthly, Volume 17

Science - 1880 - 922 pages
...described by Gerard as contained within the shell — " next come the legs of the Birde hanging ont ; and as it groweth greater, it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come foorth, and hangeth only by the bill ; in short apace after it commeth to full maturitie, and falleth...
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The Child's Zoological Garden, Volume 159

Beata Francis - Animal behavior - 1881 - 280 pages
...it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the aforesaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...it openeth the shell by degrees, till at length it all commeth forth and hangeth only by the bill. In short space after it commeth to full maturitie,...
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The Fisheries Exhibition Literature, Volume 3

Fisheries - 1883 - 718 pages
...when it is perfectly formed the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...it groweth greater it openeth the shell by degrees, til at length it is all come forth, and hangeth onely by the bill : in short space after it commeth...
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Sea Fables Explained

Henry Lee - Ocean - 1883 - 140 pages
...when it is perfectly formed the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...it groweth greater it openeth the shell by degrees, til at length it is all come forth, and hangeth onely by the bill : in short space after it commeth...
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Provincial Names and Folk Lore of British Birds

Charles Swainson - Birds - 1885 - 266 pages
...when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open. and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...degrees, till at length it is all come forth and hangeth. only by the bill. In short space after it cometh to full maturity, and falleth into the sea, where...
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Transactions, Volumes 11-12

Celts - 1885 - 902 pages
...this is perfectly formed the shell gapeth oj^n, and the first thing that apjxjareth is the foresaid lace or string, next come the legs of the bird hanging...degrees, till at length it is all come forth, and hangeth only by the bill ; in short space after it cometh to full maturity and falleth into the sea, where...
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Legends and Superstitions of the Sea and of Sailors in All Lands and at All ...

Fletcher S. Bassett - Folklore - 1885 - 528 pages
...open, and the first thing that appeareth is the aforesaid lace or string; next comes the legs of a bird hanging out, and as it groweth greater, it openeth...degrees, till at length it is all come forth, and hangeth only by the bill; in a short time after, it cometh to full maturity, and falleth into the sea, when...
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The Birds of Lancashire

Frederick Shaw Mitchell - Birds - 1885 - 294 pages
...it is " perfectly formed the shell gapeth open, and the first thing "that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come " the legs of the bird...groweth greater " it openeth the shell by degrees, til at length it is all " come forth, and hangeth onely by the bill : in short space " after it commeth...
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Lectures on the Science of Language, Volume 2

Friedrich Max Müller - Comparative linguistics - 1885 - 688 pages
...commeth to the shape COPIED FROM GERARBE'S ' HEEBAI.I-." lace or string ; next come the legs of the Birde hanging out ; and as it groweth greater, it openeth...the shell by degrees, till at length it is all come foorth, and hangeth only by the bill ; in short space after it commeth to full maturitie, and falleth...
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The Folk Lore and Provincial Names of British Birds

Charles Swainson - Birds - 1886 - 266 pages
...when it is perfectly formed, the shell gapeth open, and the first thing that appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next come the legs of the bird hanging...degrees, till at length it is all come forth and hangeth only by the bill. In short space after it cometh to full maturity, and falleth into the sea, where...
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