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Aristotle both speak of it in high terms of praise, and 
record that it lives to a hundred years of age, becoming, 
in that time, as white and hoary as an “‘ ancient mariner” 
should. It is not indigenous to our rivers, though, as 
for it was a favourite with the ancients. Pliny and 
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far back as 1496, mention is made of it in the “‘ Boke of 
St. Albans,” quoted by Mr. Yarrell. It has been known 
to attain to a weight of twenty pounds, and in Holland is 
frequently kept alive in wet moss, and fattened on boiled 
potatoes. In this way it is said to live three weeks. 
C. gibelio is the noble Prussian carp, unquestionably 
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GUDGEON, PRUSSIAN CARP, LOACH, & BREAM. 
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