The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's CalendarG. Bell, 1890 - 416 Seiten |
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... probably indebted to their father for their early lessons in their favourite pursuits . The brick- path at the back of the house , in the paddock , at Selborne , was laid down by him upwards of a century since , that in his old age he ...
... probably indebted to their father for their early lessons in their favourite pursuits . The brick- path at the back of the house , in the paddock , at Selborne , was laid down by him upwards of a century since , that in his old age he ...
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... probably many agreeable tortoises , of both sexes , might inhabit the heights of Baker's Hill , or the exten- sive plains of the neighbouring meadow , both of which I could discern from the terrace . One sunny morning I watched my ...
... probably many agreeable tortoises , of both sexes , might inhabit the heights of Baker's Hill , or the exten- sive plains of the neighbouring meadow , both of which I could discern from the terrace . One sunny morning I watched my ...
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... probably coeval with the church , and therefore may be deemed an antiquity . The body is short , squat , and thick , and measures twenty - three feet in the girth , supporting a head of suitable extent to its bulk . This is a male tree ...
... probably coeval with the church , and therefore may be deemed an antiquity . The body is short , squat , and thick , and measures twenty - three feet in the girth , supporting a head of suitable extent to its bulk . This is a male tree ...
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... ; and rooms are floored with * There may , probably , be also in the chalk itself , that is burnt for lime a proportion of sand ; for few chalks are so pure as to have none , * t ; but it proves rather too soft for FREESTONE . 21.
... ; and rooms are floored with * There may , probably , be also in the chalk itself , that is burnt for lime a proportion of sand ; for few chalks are so pure as to have none , * t ; but it proves rather too soft for FREESTONE . 21.
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... probably , some degree of saltness prevailing within it , the rain tears the slabs to pieces . Though this stone is too hard to be acted on by vinegar , yet both the white part , and even the blue rag , ferment strongly in mineral acids ...
... probably , some degree of saltness prevailing within it , the rain tears the slabs to pieces . Though this stone is too hard to be acted on by vinegar , yet both the white part , and even the blue rag , ferment strongly in mineral acids ...
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