The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... sort of rotten or rubble stone , which , when turned up to the frost and rain , moulders to pieces , and becomes manure to itself . This soil produces good wheat and clover . Still on to the north - east , and a step lower , is a kind ...
... sort of rotten or rubble stone , which , when turned up to the frost and rain , moulders to pieces , and becomes manure to itself . This soil produces good wheat and clover . Still on to the north - east , and a step lower , is a kind ...
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... sort of marl ; and are usually very small and soft : but in Clay's Pond , a little farther on , at the end of the pit , where the soil is dug out for manure , I have occasionally observed them of large dimensions , perhaps fourteen or ...
... sort of marl ; and are usually very small and soft : but in Clay's Pond , a little farther on , at the end of the pit , where the soil is dug out for manure , I have occasionally observed them of large dimensions , perhaps fourteen or ...
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... sort of stone , called by the workmen sand , or forest - stone . This is generally of the colour of rusty iron , and might probably be worked as iron * To surbed stone is to set it edgewise , contrary to the posture it had in the quarry ...
... sort of stone , called by the workmen sand , or forest - stone . This is generally of the colour of rusty iron , and might probably be worked as iron * To surbed stone is to set it edgewise , contrary to the posture it had in the quarry ...
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... sort which , rising into tall hassocks , is called by the foresters torrets ; a corruption , I suppose , of turrets . NOTE . In the beginning of the summer of 1787 , the royal forests of Wolmer and Holt were measured by persons sent ...
... sort which , rising into tall hassocks , is called by the foresters torrets ; a corruption , I suppose , of turrets . NOTE . In the beginning of the summer of 1787 , the royal forests of Wolmer and Holt were measured by persons sent ...
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... join all in a gentle sort of chirp- ing , as if they were about to break up their winter quarters and betake themselves to their proper summer homes . It is well known , at least , that the swallows NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE : 37.
... join all in a gentle sort of chirp- ing , as if they were about to break up their winter quarters and betake themselves to their proper summer homes . It is well known , at least , that the swallows NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE : 37.
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The Natural History of Selborne: And the Naturalist's Calendar Gilbert White Перегляд фрагмента - 1879 |
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abound Alauda Andalusia animals appear April autumn beeches birds of prey blackcap breed brood called chaffinches colour cuckoo curious district Edited eggs feed feet female fern-owl field fieldfares flies flocks frequently frost garden grass ground Hanger haunt hedges hirundines Hirundo house-martins inches insects Joseph Skipsey July July 13 July 22 June June 11 June 22 June 9 last seen late legs LETTER Linnæus male manner MARKWICK martins migration morning Motacilla natural history naturalist neighbouring nest never night observed owls perhaps plants ponds prey procure quadrupeds remarkable remiges retire ring-dove ring-ousels rooks season seems SELBORNE Sept sings snow soon species spring stone-curlew strange suppose Sussex swallow swarm swifts tail thrushes titmouse trees vast village weather wild wings winter wonder Woodlark woods wren young