Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 32
to have containedthe whole life of thefather-frog,for it cangive to hissons anddaughtersany of hispeculiarities,e i t h e r o f ^ ^^^«- color, form, motion, or disposition; and the tiny eggseems to have contained the whole life of the mother-frog, and can give to her sons and daughters any ofher… … IT A Book of Natural History But, like other life, although the frogs may vary agood deal within frog limits, none of them can escapetheir own limits and enter into those of any other hfe.Once a frog, always a frog; and no frog-egg may hopeto develop into a turtle, or a bird, or anything but afrog.…
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