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Though agriculture has of late been attended to , still he would be one of the
greatest benefactors to his countrymen in general , who would convince them
that the richest mine of national wealth lies within six inches of the surface , and
who ...
Though agriculture has of late been attended to , still he would be one of the
greatest benefactors to his countrymen in general , who would convince them
that the richest mine of national wealth lies within six inches of the surface , and
who ...
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The Greendale oak , at a foot from the ground , is in circumference 33 feet 10
inches , The Shire oak covers nearly 707 square yards ; the branches stretching
into three counties , —York , Nottingham , and Derby . The Fairlop oak in Essex ,
at a ...
The Greendale oak , at a foot from the ground , is in circumference 33 feet 10
inches , The Shire oak covers nearly 707 square yards ; the branches stretching
into three counties , —York , Nottingham , and Derby . The Fairlop oak in Essex ,
at a ...
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About twenty years ago , the bridge at the Toy , near Hampton Court , being much
decayed , some trees were wanted for the repairs , that were fifty feet long without
bough , and would measure twelve inches diameter at the little end . * Twenty ...
About twenty years ago , the bridge at the Toy , near Hampton Court , being much
decayed , some trees were wanted for the repairs , that were fifty feet long without
bough , and would measure twelve inches diameter at the little end . * Twenty ...
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... a specimen that was ploughed up in the chalky fields , near the side of the
Down , and given to me for the singularity of its appearance , which , to an
incurious eye , seems like a petrified fish of about four inches long , the cardo
passing for a ...
... a specimen that was ploughed up in the chalky fields , near the side of the
Down , and given to me for the singularity of its appearance , which , to an
incurious eye , seems like a petrified fish of about four inches long , the cardo
passing for a ...
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... and are usually very small and soft ; but in Clay's Pond , a little farther on , at
the end of the pit , where the soil is dug out for manure , I have occasionally
observed them of large dimensions , perhaps fourteen or sixteen inches in
diameter .
... and are usually very small and soft ; but in Clay's Pond , a little farther on , at
the end of the pit , where the soil is dug out for manure , I have occasionally
observed them of large dimensions , perhaps fourteen or sixteen inches in
diameter .
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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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