The Natural History of SelborneCassell, 1911 - 263 стор. |
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... I am happy in being able to say that the spinning employment is a little revived , to the no small comfort of the industrious housewife . - G . W. LAPWING AND NEST . and vegetable ; and has often. NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE . 15.
... I am happy in being able to say that the spinning employment is a little revived , to the no small comfort of the industrious housewife . - G . W. LAPWING AND NEST . and vegetable ; and has often. NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE . 15.
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... able to shift for themselves . About ten years ago I used to spend some weeks yearly at Sunbury , which is one of those pleasant villages lying on the Thames , near Hampton - court . In the autumn , I could not help being much amused ...
... able to shift for themselves . About ten years ago I used to spend some weeks yearly at Sunbury , which is one of those pleasant villages lying on the Thames , near Hampton - court . In the autumn , I could not help being much amused ...
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... able to traverse vast seas and con- tinents in order to enjoy milder seasons amidst the regions of Africa ! LETTER XIII . Selborne , Jan. 22 , 1768 . SIR , As in one of your former letters you expressed the more satisfaction from my ...
... able to traverse vast seas and con- tinents in order to enjoy milder seasons amidst the regions of Africa ! LETTER XIII . Selborne , Jan. 22 , 1768 . SIR , As in one of your former letters you expressed the more satisfaction from my ...
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... able to judge whether our female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come over to us from the continent . We have , in the winter , vast flocks of the common linnets ; more , I think , than can be bred in ...
... able to judge whether our female flocks migrate from the other end of the island , or whether they come over to us from the continent . We have , in the winter , vast flocks of the common linnets ; more , I think , than can be bred in ...
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... able in deer . This animal has a long slit beneath each eye , which can be opened and shut at pleasure . On holding an orange to one , the creature made as much use of those orifices as of his nostrils , applying them to the fruit , and ...
... able in deer . This animal has a long slit beneath each eye , which can be opened and shut at pleasure . On holding an orange to one , the creature made as much use of those orifices as of his nostrils , applying them to the fruit , and ...
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