The Natural History of Selborne...Henry G. Bohn, 1851 - 40 стор. |
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... former volume . It is now reprinted , and the same sagacity of observation runs through the work before us . * " The sliding down of a hill into a valley , in the neighbour " hood of Selborne , gives the writer an opportunity THE REV ...
... former volume . It is now reprinted , and the same sagacity of observation runs through the work before us . * " The sliding down of a hill into a valley , in the neighbour " hood of Selborne , gives the writer an opportunity THE REV ...
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... former century , the minds of the learned were engaged in determining whether the name of the Roman poet should be spelt Vergilius or Virgilius ; and the number of letters . in the name of Shakespear still remains a matter of much ...
... former century , the minds of the learned were engaged in determining whether the name of the Roman poet should be spelt Vergilius or Virgilius ; and the number of letters . in the name of Shakespear still remains a matter of much ...
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... former , I think , has been termed by Gilpin , the " Venus of British trees . The plane and horse - chestnut will outvie it in a dense and deep rich foliage , while the oak will far outstrip all in an imposing and venerable aspect . The ...
... former , I think , has been termed by Gilpin , the " Venus of British trees . The plane and horse - chestnut will outvie it in a dense and deep rich foliage , while the oak will far outstrip all in an imposing and venerable aspect . The ...
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... 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 inhabitants , and the vicar , who ...
... 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 inhabitants , and the vicar , who ...
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... former greatly excelled the latter in speed . When the devoted deer was separated from his companions , they gave him , by their watches , law , as they called it , for twenty minutes ; when , sounding their horns , the stop - dogs were ...
... former greatly excelled the latter in speed . When the devoted deer was separated from his companions , they gave him , by their watches , law , as they called it , for twenty minutes ; when , sounding their horns , the stop - dogs were ...
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abound animal appear April April 14 April 22 autumn beech bees breed brood called chaffinches cold colour common cuckoo curious DAINES BARRINGTON DEAR district dogs eggs feed feet female fieldfares fields flies flocks forest frequent garden Gilbert White grass ground hard frost haunt hirundines hirundo house-martins inches insects July July 13 July 22 June June 11 June 22 June 9 last seen late legs LETTER Linnæus LYON Biblioth male manner March March 26 MARKWICK migration mild naturalist nest never night observed Palais des Arts pheasant plants prey quadrupeds rain remarkable rooks says season seems SELBORNE Sept showers sings snow soon species spring stone-curlew summer suppose swallows swarm swifts THOMAS PENNANT titmouse torpid trees village warm weather WHITE wild wind wings winter woods wren young