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He records the circumstance of boys playing at taw on the Plestor ; and that he
had set Gunnery , one of his bantam hens , on nine of her own eggs . He
complains that dogs come into his garden at night and eat his gooseberries , and
gives a ...
He records the circumstance of boys playing at taw on the Plestor ; and that he
had set Gunnery , one of his bantam hens , on nine of her own eggs . He
complains that dogs come into his garden at night and eat his gooseberries , and
gives a ...
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As the blotted will is in the testator's own handwriting , I fear that circumstance will
go much against us . Our uncle , Francis White , of Baliol Coll . , left three
imperfect wills in his own handwriting , much interlined with a pencil , and in
strange ...
As the blotted will is in the testator's own handwriting , I fear that circumstance will
go much against us . Our uncle , Francis White , of Baliol Coll . , left three
imperfect wills in his own handwriting , much interlined with a pencil , and in
strange ...
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A circumstance respecting these ponds , though by no means peculiar to them , I
cannot pass over in silence : and that is , that instinct by which in summer all the
kine , whether oxen , cows , calves , or heifers , retire constantly to the water ...
A circumstance respecting these ponds , though by no means peculiar to them , I
cannot pass over in silence : and that is , that instinct by which in summer all the
kine , whether oxen , cows , calves , or heifers , retire constantly to the water ...
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... as yet no name in these parts ) is called , in your Zoology , the flycatcher .
There is one circumstance characteristic of this bird , which seems to have
escaped observation ; and that is , it takes its stand on the top of some stake , or
post , from ...
... as yet no name in these parts ) is called , in your Zoology , the flycatcher .
There is one circumstance characteristic of this bird , which seems to have
escaped observation ; and that is , it takes its stand on the top of some stake , or
post , from ...
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... naval men have assured me of the fact of migratory birds settling on the rigging
of their ships . Indeed the circumstance may now be considered as indisputable .
— ED . 32 probable . The winters of Andalusia are so mild 52 WHEATEAR .
... naval men have assured me of the fact of migratory birds settling on the rigging
of their ships . Indeed the circumstance may now be considered as indisputable .
— ED . 32 probable . The winters of Andalusia are so mild 52 WHEATEAR .
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| Titel | The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's Calendar Bohn's illustrated library |
| Autor/in | Gilbert White |
| Verlag | G. Bell, 1890 |
| Original von | Northwestern University |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Dez. 2010 |
| Länge | 416 Seiten |
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