"The ancient feud between cat and dog is……" — Ernest Thompson Seton
"The ancient feud between cat and dog is not forgotten in the north, for the Lynx is the deadly foe of the Fox and habitually kills it when there is soft snow and scarcity of easier prey."
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19 Quotes by Ernest Thompson Seton
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At each of these northern posts there were interesting experiences in store for me, as one who had read all…
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The life of a wild animal always has a tragic end.
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Not Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Astor together could have raised money enough to buy a quarter share in my little dogs.
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For a man who is lost, the three greatest dangers in order of importance, are Fear, Cold, and Hunger. He…
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How much service have I rendered to my people?
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All travellers who had preceded me into the Barren Grounds had relied on the abundant game, and in consequence suffered…
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I believe that natural history has lost much by the vague general treatment that is so common.
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The white spruce forest along the banks is most inspiring, magnificent here. Down the terraced slopes and right to the…
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Though so trifling, the success of our first Buffalo hunt gave us quite a social lift.
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I have only one prejudice in horseflesh - I do not like a white one.
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Amid the cheering of the crowds, he hardly heard his master's voice, but he saw the familiar head and shoulders,…
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We were now back at Smith Landing, and fired with a desire to make another Buffalo expedition on which we…
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