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Title: If poor, act cautiously.
Image ID: 820920
Image ID 820920
Physical Description: 1 print : b&w ; 27 x 19 cm. (10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Material Type: Prints
Subjects: Birds In Art
Gulls
Illustrations
Borders (Ornament Areas)
Emblems
Bodies Of Water
Book Illustrations
Predation (Biology)
Notes: Printed on border: "Little fish! Why come you skimming on the surface as you do? Deeper down you should be swimming, that's the fitter place for you. Here above, great sea-mews hover, keen of eye, and swift of flight; and for such as you moreover, have a wondrous appetite." Includes additional text. Foxing on image.
Date Published: 1865
Barcode Number: 33333159366810
Struc ID: 589193
Source: Moral emblems with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs of all ages and nations.   View All images from Source
In Folder: Birds -- illustrations   View All images from Folder

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