The tongue of time, and star of the states : a system of human nature, with the phenomena of the heavens and earth ... also an account of persons with two souls, and of five persons who took colors by the touch (1838)
Comstock, Joseph · New York : [s.n.] · leaf 308
man ; animals deceive each other,sometimes to their destruction, and then again only to their terrorand dismay. The mocking bird mocks the sparrow, which thinksit hears its mate. It comes hopping and chirping along, whensuddenly the deceiver changes his tone and mocks the hawk, andfrightens the… … § 2. The fascination of birds by serpents, has been affirmedand denied ; but upon the whole, the evidence is conchisively infavor of some strange and revoking principle in the affair. Curi-osity in the bird at the sight of the coils and colors, and dartingtongue of the reptile, appear to be the…
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