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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... village , and the monotony of his life , little is known of him . That little we will now lay before our readers , which we are the better enabled to do from having had in our possession for some years the Diaries of Mr. White , which ...
... village , and the monotony of his life , little is known of him . That little we will now lay before our readers , which we are the better enabled to do from having had in our possession for some years the Diaries of Mr. White , which ...
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... village to reside in a town , injures the place that is forsaken in many material circumstances . It is with pleasure , therefore , we observe , that so rational an employment of leisure time as the study of nature , promises to become ...
... village to reside in a town , injures the place that is forsaken in many material circumstances . It is with pleasure , therefore , we observe , that so rational an employment of leisure time as the study of nature , promises to become ...
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... College livings , but his fondness for his native village - his love of the country and its pursuits , and especially that of Natural History - made him decline all preferment . There can be no doubt that the " A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF.
... College livings , but his fondness for his native village - his love of the country and its pursuits , and especially that of Natural History - made him decline all preferment . There can be no doubt that the " A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF.
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... village , its neighbourhood , and of Mr. White's residence , is now given . Selborne is situated in the extreme eastern corner of Hampshire , bordering on Sussex . It is about fifty miles from London , and between the towns of Alton and ...
... village , its neighbourhood , and of Mr. White's residence , is now given . Selborne is situated in the extreme eastern corner of Hampshire , bordering on Sussex . It is about fifty miles from London , and between the towns of Alton and ...
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... village . From this spot the precipitous beechen hangers may be seen , so often referred to by Mr. White ; the white tower of the village church ; the snug parsonage , and the pretty cottages , sprinkled over the landscape . Farm ...
... village . From this spot the precipitous beechen hangers may be seen , so often referred to by Mr. White ; the white tower of the village church ; the snug parsonage , and the pretty cottages , sprinkled over the landscape . Farm ...
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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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