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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... . " Gilbert White was born at Selborne , at the house where he afterwards lived and died , on the 18th of July , 1720 . This house was then the residence of his grandmother , his father residing at Compton , in Surrey . Gilbert White's.
... . " Gilbert White was born at Selborne , at the house where he afterwards lived and died , on the 18th of July , 1720 . This house was then the residence of his grandmother , his father residing at Compton , in Surrey . Gilbert White's.
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... lived in solitude - ' midst trees and flowers , Life's sunshine mingling with its passing showers ; No storms to startle , and few clouds to shade , The even path his christian virtues made . Yet not alone he lived ! Soft voices near ...
... lived in solitude - ' midst trees and flowers , Life's sunshine mingling with its passing showers ; No storms to startle , and few clouds to shade , The even path his christian virtues made . Yet not alone he lived ! Soft voices near ...
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... lived to an advanced age , long surviving her husband ; and , at her death , left behind her many curious pieces of mechanism of her father's construct- ing , who was a distinguished mechanic and artist , † as well as warrior : and ...
... lived to an advanced age , long surviving her husband ; and , at her death , left behind her many curious pieces of mechanism of her father's construct- ing , who was a distinguished mechanic and artist , † as well as warrior : and ...
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... lived in the south of Berkshire , not much more than twenty miles from Selborne . These young birds have a strong tinge of yellow on the sides , which disappears after they moult , and gives them very much the appearance of the yellow ...
... lived in the south of Berkshire , not much more than twenty miles from Selborne . These young birds have a strong tinge of yellow on the sides , which disappears after they moult , and gives them very much the appearance of the yellow ...
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... lived ten minutes in it . This will prove how capable they are of undergoing the extremes of heat and cold , as they have been known to recover after having been frozen perfectly hard . There are also undoubted proofs of newts having lived ...
... lived ten minutes in it . This will prove how capable they are of undergoing the extremes of heat and cold , as they have been known to recover after having been frozen perfectly hard . There are also undoubted proofs of newts having lived ...
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abound animal appear April April 14 autumn beech birds of passage birds of prey breed British brood called chaffinches cold colour common cuckoo curious DAINES BARRINGTON DEAR district edition eggs feed feet female fieldfares flies flocks forest frequently garden Gilbert White ground haunt hirundines hirundo house-martins inches insects July July 13 July 22 June June 11 June 9 late legs LETTER Linnæus male manner March March 26 MARKWICK Memoir mentioned migration mild Motacilla natural history naturalist nest never night Notes observed perhaps Portrait prey quadrupeds rain remarkable rooks says season seems SELBORNE Sept showers sings snow soon species spring stone curlew summer suppose swallows swifts tail THOMAS PENNANT tion titmouse Trans trees vast village vols weather WHITE wild wings winter woods wren young