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Monkeys... seem possessed by a demon of unrest, and are perpetually in kaleidoscopic motion.

Philip Stewart Robinson

[The rhinoceros] munches hay - not with any enthusiasm, it is true, but with a subdued satisfaction that bespeaks a philosophic and contented mind.

Philip Stewart Robinson

In the sea, the Kraken is king. It is the hierophant of the oceanic mysteries, secret as a Prince of the Assassins, or veiled Prophet, and sacred from its very secrecy like the Lama of Tibet or the Unseen God of the Tartars.

Philip Stewart Robinson

Bears are of three kinds - as every child knows. There is the Great Big Bear, the Middle-sized Bear, and the Little Wee Bear.

Philip Stewart Robinson

Elephants are square animals with a leg at each corner - and a tail at both ends.

Philip Stewart Robinson

Philip Stewart Robinson

Philip Stewart Robinson

Born: October 13, 1847

Died: December 9, 1902 (aged 55)

Bio: Philip Stewart Robinson most often just known as Phil Robinson was an Indian born British naturalist, journalist and popular author who popularized the genre of humorous Anglo-Indian literature. Phil was a brother of E.

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Under the Sun (1882)

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