CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



ipoete' IReptiles. 



CHAP. 



i. "REPTILES" AND "VERMIN" . 



II. CROCODILES, TURTLES, AND LIZARDS . 



III. SNAKES IN NATURE .... 



IV. SNAKES IN TRADITION 



V. SNAKES IN POETRY .... 

 VI. THE TUNEFUL FROG .... 

 VII. THE LOATHED PADDOCK 



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' PART II. 



ipoets' fftebes. 



I. FISH-MONSTERS AND MYTHS 



II. FISHES OF THE ANGLE 



III. SOME POETIC FISH-FANCIES 



IV. SOME SHELL-FISHES 



V. THE POETS' DOLPHIN . 



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