 | François Le Vaillant - Africa, Southern - 1796 - 436 pages
...GIRAFFE •r. 88 tWs may be the reafon why it takes up its abode in it, and why it is not feen in thofe regions of the fouth of Africa where the tree does...reports of the ancients feem to contradict. Its head is unquestionably the moft beautiful part of its body. Its mouth is fmall : its eyes large :and animated.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1797 - 612 pages
...only there, this may be the reafon why it takes up its abode in it, and why it is not feen in thofe regions of the fouth of Africa where the tree does not grow. This, however, ' is but a vague conjefturfrj and which the reports of the ancients feein to coutradift. 'w ' Its head is unquestionably... | |
 | English literature - 1797 - 618 pages
...be the reafon why it takes up its abode in it, and why it is not feen iir thofc regions of the fouih of Africa where the tree does not grow. This, however, is but a vague ccnjedure, and which the reports of the ancients feem, to'coiltfa<Jii5t. " '"'• -.:... r . * Its... | |
 | English literature - 1798 - 752 pages
...its abode 4n it, and why it is not feeu in thofe regions of the fouth of Africa where the tree docs not grow. This, however, is but a vague conjecture,...feem to contradict. " Its -head is unqueftionably the moll beautiful part of its body. Its mouth is fmall : its eyes large and animated. Between the eyes»... | |
 | 1798 - 756 pages
...the fouth of Africa « (¡сю the tree does not grow. This, however, is bi)ta vague conjee* ture, and which the reports of the ancients feem to contradict. •. • " Its head is unqueftionably the mod beautiful part of in body. Its mouth is fmall : its oyes large and animated. Between the eyes,... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - Natural history - 1831 - 1178 pages
...be the reason why it takes up its abode in it, and why it is not seen in those regions of the south of Africa where the tree does not grow. This, however,...conjecture, and which the reports of the ancients seem to contradict. " Its head is unquestionably the most beautiful part of its body. Its mouth is... | |
 | Birds - 1834 - 700 pages
...be the reason why it takes up its abode in it, and why it is not seen in those regions of the south of Africa where the tree does not grow. This, however,...conjecture, and which the reports of the ancients seem to contradict. " Its head is unquestionably the most beautiful part of its body. Its mouth is... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...be the reason why it takes up its abode in it, and why it is not seen in those regions of the south of Africa where the tree does not grow. This, however,...conjecture, and which the reports of the ancients seem to contradict.' " Its head is unquestionably the most beautiful part of its body. Its mouth is... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...be the reason why it takes up its abode in it, and why it is not seen in those regions of the south of Africa where the tree does not grow. This, however,...conjecture^ and which the reports of the ancients seem to contradict.' " We are ignorant of the substance of the horns of the Camelopard ; and in that... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1857 - 756 pages
...be the reason why it takes up its abode in it, and why it is not seen in those regions of the south of Africa where the tree does not grow. This, however, is but a vague conjccture, and which the reports of the ancients seem to contradict. " Its head is unquestionably... | |
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... of Africa where the tree does not grow. This, however, is but a vague conjecture, and which the reports of the ancients seem to contradict. 