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We have daily accounts of the weather , whether hot or cold , sunny or cloudy :
we have , also information of the first tree in leaf , and even of the appearance of
the first fungi , and of the plants first in blossom . We are told when m3sses ...
We have daily accounts of the weather , whether hot or cold , sunny or cloudy :
we have , also information of the first tree in leaf , and even of the appearance of
the first fungi , and of the plants first in blossom . We are told when m3sses ...
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Our neighbourhood is all bad with colds ; and among the rest myself also : some
have eruptive fevers . It is hoped that this short sketch of an observant outdoor
naturalist , and true lover of nature , will not be found uninteresting . There is ...
Our neighbourhood is all bad with colds ; and among the rest myself also : some
have eruptive fevers . It is hoped that this short sketch of an observant outdoor
naturalist , and true lover of nature , will not be found uninteresting . There is ...
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... hast sworn “ Never to drown the world again : I henceforth , “ Till time shall be
no more , in ceaseless round , “ Season shall follow season : day to night , “
Summer to winter , harvest to seed time , “ Heat shall to cold in regular array "
Succeed ...
... hast sworn “ Never to drown the world again : I henceforth , “ Till time shall be
no more , in ceaseless round , “ Season shall follow season : day to night , “
Summer to winter , harvest to seed time , “ Heat shall to cold in regular array "
Succeed ...
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He thinks that this is a wise dispensation of the Great Creator ; for if the little wren
in winter were to wash in cold water instead of dusting , it would perish from the
chill . The result of these observations is that there are certain impulses given to ...
He thinks that this is a wise dispensation of the Great Creator ; for if the little wren
in winter were to wash in cold water instead of dusting , it would perish from the
chill . The result of these observations is that there are certain impulses given to ...
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I once or twice , however , provoked him , I think , to as much wrath as his cold
nature was susceptible of ; but I feel quite assured that the toad is at all times
perfectly harmless and inoffensive : the idea of its spitting , or otherwise
discharging ...
I once or twice , however , provoked him , I think , to as much wrath as his cold
nature was susceptible of ; but I feel quite assured that the toad is at all times
perfectly harmless and inoffensive : the idea of its spitting , or otherwise
discharging ...
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