The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... bells of those flowers , sips the liquor which stands in the nectarium of each petal . " Such is his way of putting a pretty little incident , and I want to point out that , as a matter of style. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE-
... bells of those flowers , sips the liquor which stands in the nectarium of each petal . " Such is his way of putting a pretty little incident , and I want to point out that , as a matter of style. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE-
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... matter of style which is so much talked of now - a - days , it is very much superior to the stiffest writing of the nineteenth century . He refers to the garden fauvet ; and those who have gardens would find it interesting to plant the ...
... matter of style which is so much talked of now - a - days , it is very much superior to the stiffest writing of the nineteenth century . He refers to the garden fauvet ; and those who have gardens would find it interesting to plant the ...
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... matter ; will not cut without difficulty , nor easily strike fire with steel . Being often found in broad flat pieces , it makes good pavement for paths about houses , never becoming slippery in frost or rain ; is excellent for dry ...
... matter ; will not cut without difficulty , nor easily strike fire with steel . Being often found in broad flat pieces , it makes good pavement for paths about houses , never becoming slippery in frost or rain ; is excellent for dry ...
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... matter of talk and wonder for years afterwards . I saw myself one of the yeoman - prickers single out a stag from the herd , and must confess that it was the most curious feat of activity I ever beheld , superior to anything in Mr ...
... matter of talk and wonder for years afterwards . I saw myself one of the yeoman - prickers single out a stag from the herd , and must confess that it was the most curious feat of activity I ever beheld , superior to anything in Mr ...
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... matter out of doubt , whether it be a nondescript species or not . I suspect much there may be two species of water - rats . Ray says , and Linnæus after him , that the water - rat is web- 66 footed behind . Now I have discovered a rat ...
... matter out of doubt , whether it be a nondescript species or not . I suspect much there may be two species of water - rats . Ray says , and Linnæus after him , that the water - rat is web- 66 footed behind . Now I have discovered a rat ...
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