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" Fearful they strowl, and look with panting Wish For the cast Crust of some new-cover'd Fish; Or such as empty lie, and deck the Shore, « Whose first and rightful Owners are no more, They make glad Seizure of the vacant Room And count the borrow'd Shell... "
History of Wonderful Fishes - Page 117
1820 - 181 pages
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Oppian's Halieuticks of the Nature of Fishes and Fishing of the Ancients

Oppian - 1722 - 276 pages
...fuch as empty lie, and deck the Shore, 500 Whofe firft and rightful Owners are no more. They make gkd Seizure of the vacant Room, And count the borrow'd Shell their native Home ; Screw their foft Limbs to fit the winding Cafe, And boldly herd with the Cruflaeeous Race. *oj Carelefs they enter...
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Amphibious animals

William Bingley - 1805 - 622 pages
...harmless theft, Fearful they stroll, and look with panting wish For the cast crust of some newrcovered fish ; Or such as empty lie, and deck the shore, Whose...winding case, And boldly herd with the crustaceous race. Careless they enter the first empty cell ; Oft find the plaited whelk's indented shell ; And oft the...
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The Book of Shells: Containing the Classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda ...

1837 - 168 pages
...evident from the following translation of the lines of one of their poets : The Soldier Crabs unarmed by nature, left Helpless, and weak, grow strong by...make glad seizure of the vacant room, And count the borrowed shell their native home; Screw their soft limbs to fit the winding case. And boldly herd with...
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Wonders of the Sea-shore

1847 - 282 pages
...harmless theft ; Fearful they crawl, and look, with panting wish, For the cast crust of some new cover'd fish, Or such as empty lie and deck the shore, Whose...with the crustaceous race. But when they larger grow they fill the place, And find themselves hard-pinch'd in scanty space ; Compell'd they quit the roof...
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The Passions of Animals

Edward Pett Thompson - 1851 - 434 pages
...harmless theft. Fearless they stroll, and look with panting wish For the cast crust of some new-cover'd fish ; Or such as empty lie, and deck the shore, Whose...winding case, And boldly herd with the crustaceous race. Careless they enter the first empty cell ; Oft find the plaited whelk's indented shell ; And oft the...
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The Book of Household Management ...: Also, Sanitary, Medical ..., Volume 1

Mrs. Beeton (Isabella Mary) - 1861 - 570 pages
...harmless theft. Fearful they stroll, and look with panting wish For the cast crust of some new-cover' d fish; Or such as empty lie, and deck the shore, Whose...no more. They make glad seizure of the vacant room, Andeount the borrow'd shell their native home; Screw their soft limbs to fit the winding case, And...
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The book of household management

Isabella Mary Beeton - 1863 - 1190 pages
...harmless theft. Fearful they stroll, and look with panting wi&h Гог the cast crust of some new-cover'd fish; Or such as empty lie, and deck the shore, Whose...room, And count the borrow'd shell their native home] Bcrew their soft limbs to fit the winding case. And boldly herd with, the crustaceans race. CRAYFISH....
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The Broad, Broad Ocean and Some of Its Inhabitants

William Jones (F. S.) - 1871 - 488 pages
...The ancients were well acquainted with the predaceous habits of this little marauder. Oppian writes: Whose first and rightful owners are no more. They...winding case, And boldly herd with the crustaceous race. Careless they enter the first empty cell; Oft find the plaited whelk's indented shell; And oft the...
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The book of household management

Mrs. Beeton (Isabella Mary) - 1888 - 1882 pages
...harmless theft. Fearful they stroll, and look with panting wish For the cast crust of some new-cover'd fish ; Or such as empty lie, and deck the shore, Whose...to fit the winding case, And boldly herd with the crusUceous race." 457.— POTTED CRAB OR LOBSTER, Mode. — Boil the fish in salt and water if not...
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Mrs Beeton's Household Management

Isabella Beeton, Mrs. Beeton (Isabella Mary) - 2006 - 1134 pages
...harmless theft. Fearful they stroll, and look with panting wish For the cast crust of some new-cover'd fish; Or such as empty lie, and deck the shore, Whose...winding case, And boldly herd with the crustaceous race. 246 CRAYFISH Crayfish should be thrown into boiling water, to which has been added a good seasoning...
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