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The Lord Mountjoy.—H.
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Here ends the chapter entitled "Minerals," and the one on "Metals" begins.—W.
[ [136] ]
Here follow two stories about crows and miners.—W.
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Some tell me that it is a mixture of brass, lead, and tin.—H.
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Tape.
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The proper English name of the bird which vulgar acceptance forces us to now call bittern.—W.
[ [140] ]
Here ends the first chapter of "fowls," that which follows being restricted to "hawks and ravenous fowls."—W.
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This on "venomous beasts" will be found included in the "savage beasts" of the following.
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Here follows an account of the extermination of wolves, and a reference to lions and wild bulls rampant in Scotland of old.—W.
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Here follows a discourse on ancient boar hunting, exalting it above the degenerate sports of the day. This ends the chapter on "savage beasts."—W.