Animal Lore in English Literature

Ælian allusions ancients animal lore Arber Aristotle Aristotle H.A. Bartholomew Glanvil basilisk beast bees belief Ben Jonson birds of paradise breath called Chaucer Chester cocatris cock cock's egg cockatrice colour creatures crocodile D'Arcy Thompson death describes dolphin doth dragon eagle elephant Encyclopædia Britannica English literature Faerie Queene fire fish geese Greek hare hatched hath Herodotus Hexaem horn hydrus hyena ichneumon idea Isidore Jonson kill King later Latin legend Love's Martyr Lyly McKerrow medieval mentioned Migne Nashe natural history naturalists Neckam nest onocentaur Oppian panther Parlement of Foules passage pelican phoenix Physiologus Pliny Pliny's poem poison probably quotes refers reptile salamander says scolopendra scorpion sea hare Septuagint serpent Shakespeare sixteenth century snake Solinus speaks Spec Spenser statement story tail thirteenth century thou toad translated tree unicorn venomous VIII Vinc Vincent of Beauvais viper whale wings word writers XVII young