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Gilbert , and three of his brothers , Thomas , John , and Henry , all much
interested in the study of Natural History , were probably indebted to their father
for their early lessons in their favourite pursuits . The brickpath at the back of the
house , in ...
Gilbert , and three of his brothers , Thomas , John , and Henry , all much
interested in the study of Natural History , were probably indebted to their father
for their early lessons in their favourite pursuits . The brickpath at the back of the
house , in ...
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He takes notice of the quantity of port wine which came to his share when he
divided a pipe of it with some of his neighbours ; and he makes frequent mention
of his crops , his fine and early cucumbers , and the flavour of his Cardilliac peas
...
He takes notice of the quantity of port wine which came to his share when he
divided a pipe of it with some of his neighbours ; and he makes frequent mention
of his crops , his fine and early cucumbers , and the flavour of his Cardilliac peas
...
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But a clergyman , of an inquisitive turn , assures me , that when he was a great
boy , some workmen , in pulling down the battlements of a church tower early in
the spring , found two or three swifts ( hirundines apodes ) among the rubbish ...
But a clergyman , of an inquisitive turn , assures me , that when he was a great
boy , some workmen , in pulling down the battlements of a church tower early in
the spring , found two or three swifts ( hirundines apodes ) among the rubbish ...
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Early in April I heard a slight twittering . This continued for some days , and I then
inspected the nest and found a small hole about the size of a pea . This day by
day increased , and at length three swallows emerged from their winter habitation
...
Early in April I heard a slight twittering . This continued for some days , and I then
inspected the nest and found a small hole about the size of a pea . This day by
day increased , and at length three swallows emerged from their winter habitation
...
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The result of these observations is that there are certain impulses given to birds ,
independent of their early imitative propensities , which seem to procced directly
from the Almighty Power that governs the universe . The more this subject is ...
The result of these observations is that there are certain impulses given to birds ,
independent of their early imitative propensities , which seem to procced directly
from the Almighty Power that governs the universe . The more this subject is ...
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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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