Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 191
all assume theselatter tales to contain a plain, unvarnished statementof what was observed, and deal with the evidence theypresent on this footing. One or two notable examples of such verified talesare related by Smellie, in his Philosophy of NaturalHistory. Thus, in the Memoirs of the… … A Toad. Zoological Myths 163 of the trees is not expressly stated, nor are we affordedany information regarding the appearance of the toads— particulars of considerable importance in view ofthe suggestions and explanations to be presentlybrought forward. Smellie himself, while inclined tobe…
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