The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature, and the Naturalist's CalendarGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 416 pages |
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... , birch , and Huntingdon willow , to it . What are more graceful than the pendulous branches of the beech , covered with hoar frost in winter -ED . manner , two very incongruous soils . To the south 14 VILLAGE OF SELBORNE .
... , birch , and Huntingdon willow , to it . What are more graceful than the pendulous branches of the beech , covered with hoar frost in winter -ED . manner , two very incongruous soils . To the south 14 VILLAGE OF SELBORNE .
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... frost and rain , moulders to pieces , and becomes inanure to itself . † Still on to the north - east , and a step lower , is a kind of * This spring produced , September 14 , 1781 , after a severe hot summer , nd a preceding dry spring ...
... frost and rain , moulders to pieces , and becomes inanure to itself . † Still on to the north - east , and a step lower , is a kind of * This spring produced , September 14 , 1781 , after a severe hot summer , nd a preceding dry spring ...
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... frost , they mouldered away . These seemed as if they were a very recent production . In the chalk - pit , at the north - west end of the Hanger , large nautili are some times observed . In the very thickest strata of our freestone ...
... frost , they mouldered away . These seemed as if they were a very recent production . In the chalk - pit , at the north - west end of the Hanger , large nautili are some times observed . In the very thickest strata of our freestone ...
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... frost , and are excellent for pitching of stables , paths , and courts , and for building of dry walls against banks , a valuable species of fencing , much in use in this village ; and for mending of roads . This rug is ragged and ...
... frost , and are excellent for pitching of stables , paths , and courts , and for building of dry walls against banks , a valuable species of fencing , much in use in this village ; and for mending of roads . This rug is ragged and ...
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... frost - work . These rugged gloomy scenes affright the ladies when they peep down into them , from the paths above , and make timid horsemen shudder while they ride along them ; but delight the naturalist with their various botany , and ...
... frost - work . These rugged gloomy scenes affright the ladies when they peep down into them , from the paths above , and make timid horsemen shudder while they ride along them ; but delight the naturalist with their various botany , and ...
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abound Andalusia animal appear April autumn bats birds of passage birds of prey blackcap breed brood cage called chaffinches cold colour cuckoo curious DAINES BARRINGTON DEAR deer district dogs eggs feed feet female fieldfares flies flight flocks forest frequent garden Gilbert White grass ground hard frost hatched haunt hedges hirundines hirundo hoopoes house-martins inches Indian antelope insects late legs LETTER Linnæus male mandible manner March MARKWICK mentioned migration mild morning naturalist neighbourhood neighbouring nest never night observed pair perhaps pheasant prey probably procured quadrupeds rain remarkable remiges ring-dove rooks says season seems seen SELBORNE showers sing snow soon species spring stone curlew suppose Sussex swallows swarm swifts tail THOMAS PENNANT titmouse torpid trees vast village warm weather White wild wings winter Wolmer wonder woodcocks woods wren young
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