The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 стор. |
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... summer , and a preceding dry spring and winter , nine gallons of water in a minute , which is 540 in an hour , and 12,960 , or 216 hogsheads , in twenty - four hours , or one natural day . At this time many of the wells failed , and all ...
... summer , and a preceding dry spring and winter , nine gallons of water in a minute , which is 540 in an hour , and 12,960 , or 216 hogsheads , in twenty - four hours , or one natural day . At this time many of the wells failed , and all ...
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... summer evenings ; where the former sat in grave debate , while the latter frolicked and danced before them . Long might it have stood , had not the amazing tempest in 1703 overturned it at once , to the infinite regret of the ...
... summer evenings ; where the former sat in grave debate , while the latter frolicked and danced before them . Long might it have stood , had not the amazing tempest in 1703 overturned it at once , to the infinite regret of the ...
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... summer the women weed the corn ; and enjoy a second harvest in September by hop - picking . Formerly , in the dead months they availed themselves greatly by spinning * A very intelligent gentleman assures me ( and he speaks from upwards ...
... summer the women weed the corn ; and enjoy a second harvest in September by hop - picking . Formerly , in the dead months they availed themselves greatly by spinning * A very intelligent gentleman assures me ( and he speaks from upwards ...
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... summer ; such as lapwings , snipes , wild - ducks , and , as I have discovered within these few years , teals ... summers of 1740 and 1741 , and some years after , they swarmed to such a degree that parties of unreasonable sportsmen ...
... summer ; such as lapwings , snipes , wild - ducks , and , as I have discovered within these few years , teals ... summers of 1740 and 1741 , and some years after , they swarmed to such a degree that parties of unreasonable sportsmen ...
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... summer they caught every stag , some of which showed extraordinary diversion : but in the following winter , when the hinds were also carried off , such fine chases were exhibited as served the country people for matter of talk and ...
... summer they caught every stag , some of which showed extraordinary diversion : but in the following winter , when the hinds were also carried off , such fine chases were exhibited as served the country people for matter of talk and ...
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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