The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... curate of Selborne . He continued to reside in Selborne until his death , which took place on the 26th June 1793. He died a bachelor . His Natural History was published in 1789 . PREFACE . HE simple character of the writings of Gilbert.
... curate of Selborne . He continued to reside in Selborne until his death , which took place on the 26th June 1793. He died a bachelor . His Natural History was published in 1789 . PREFACE . HE simple character of the writings of Gilbert.
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... continued to lie , whether those drains were full of water or dry ; as also where elm - pipes lay under ground : a plain proof this , that those drains intercepted the warmth of the earth from ascending from greater depths below them ...
... continued to lie , whether those drains were full of water or dry ; as also where elm - pipes lay under ground : a plain proof this , that those drains intercepted the warmth of the earth from ascending from greater depths below them ...
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... continued decreasing till the time of the late Duke of Cumberland . It is now more than thirty years ago that his highness sent down a huntsman , and six yoeman - prickers , in scarlet jackets laced with gold , attended by the stag ...
... continued decreasing till the time of the late Duke of Cumberland . It is now more than thirty years ago that his highness sent down a huntsman , and six yoeman - prickers , in scarlet jackets laced with gold , attended by the stag ...
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... continued till about the middle of June . The willow - wrens ( the smaller sort ) are horrid pests in a garden , destroying the peas , cherries , cur- rants , etc .; and are so tame that a gun will not scare them . A LIST OF THE SUMMER ...
... continued till about the middle of June . The willow - wrens ( the smaller sort ) are horrid pests in a garden , destroying the peas , cherries , cur- rants , etc .; and are so tame that a gun will not scare them . A LIST OF THE SUMMER ...
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... continued so long unnoticed in the southern counties . The ousel is larger than a blackbird , and feeds on haws ; but last autumn ( when there were no haws ) it . fed on yew - berries : in the spring it feeds on ivy - berries , which ...
... continued so long unnoticed in the southern counties . The ousel is larger than a blackbird , and feeds on haws ; but last autumn ( when there were no haws ) it . fed on yew - berries : in the spring it feeds on ivy - berries , which ...
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