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Lady Stourton , measures , within three feet of the surface , 16 yards in
circumference , and close by the ground , 26 yards . Its height is about 80 feet ,
and its principal limb extends 16 yards from the boll . The Greendale oak , at a
foot from the ...
Lady Stourton , measures , within three feet of the surface , 16 yards in
circumference , and close by the ground , 26 yards . Its height is about 80 feet ,
and its principal limb extends 16 yards from the boll . The Greendale oak , at a
foot from the ...
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Firestone is full of salts , and has no sulphur ; must be close grained , and have
no interstices . Nothing supports fire like salts ; saltstone perishes exposed to wet
and frost . ” — Plot's Staff . p . 152 . scattered on the surface of the ground ; but is
...
Firestone is full of salts , and has no sulphur ; must be close grained , and have
no interstices . Nothing supports fire like salts ; saltstone perishes exposed to wet
and frost . ” — Plot's Staff . p . 152 . scattered on the surface of the ground ; but is
...
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... her feet close together , pitched upon the neck of the dog , and broke it short in
two . Another temptation to idleness and sporting , was a number of rabbits ,
which possessed all the hillocks and dry places ; but these being inconvenient to
the ...
... her feet close together , pitched upon the neck of the dog , and broke it short in
two . Another temptation to idleness and sporting , was a number of rabbits ,
which possessed all the hillocks and dry places ; but these being inconvenient to
the ...
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The reason , I presume , why sheep are excluded is , becaase , being such close
grazers , they would pick out all the finest grasses , and hinder the deer from
thriving . Though ( by statute 4 and 5 William and Mary , c . 23 ) “ to burn on any ...
The reason , I presume , why sheep are excluded is , becaase , being such close
grazers , they would pick out all the finest grasses , and hinder the deer from
thriving . Though ( by statute 4 and 5 William and Mary , c . 23 ) “ to burn on any ...
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I will relate it in her own words : “ A pair of swallows built their nest early in the
summer , close to the ironstay of a water - spout , running in the direction from my
bed - room window . I could observe their proceedings as I lay in bed , and also ...
I will relate it in her own words : “ A pair of swallows built their nest early in the
summer , close to the ironstay of a water - spout , running in the direction from my
bed - room window . I could observe their proceedings as I lay in bed , and also ...
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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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