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WHITE . His Diaries were kept with unremitting diligence ; and in his annual
migrations to Oriel College , and other places , his man Thomas , who seems to
have been well qualified for the office , recorded the weather journal . The state of
the ...
WHITE . His Diaries were kept with unremitting diligence ; and in his annual
migrations to Oriel College , and other places , his man Thomas , who seems to
have been well qualified for the office , recorded the weather journal . The state of
the ...
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... slumber within their caves , Fast bound : the fickle vane , emblem of change ,
Wavers no more , long settling to a point . All Nature nodding seems composed :
thick steams , From land , from flood up - drawn , dimming the day , “ Like a dark ...
... slumber within their caves , Fast bound : the fickle vane , emblem of change ,
Wavers no more , long settling to a point . All Nature nodding seems composed :
thick steams , From land , from flood up - drawn , dimming the day , “ Like a dark ...
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Nor does this seem to be a fanciful notion , but consistent with true philosophy .
Dr. Hales saith , “ That the warmth of the earth , at some depth under ground , has
an influence in promoting a thaw , as well as the change of the weather from a ...
Nor does this seem to be a fanciful notion , but consistent with true philosophy .
Dr. Hales saith , “ That the warmth of the earth , at some depth under ground , has
an influence in promoting a thaw , as well as the change of the weather from a ...
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Neither fines nor imprisonments can deter them ; so impossible is it to extinguish
the spirit of sporting , which seems to be inherent in human nature . * General
Howe turned out some German wild boars and sows in his forests , to the great ...
Neither fines nor imprisonments can deter them ; so impossible is it to extinguish
the spirit of sporting , which seems to be inherent in human nature . * General
Howe turned out some German wild boars and sows in his forests , to the great ...
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How strange it is , that the swift , which seems to live exactly the same life with the
swallow and house - martin , should leave us before the middle of August
invariably ! while the latter stay often till the middle of October ; and once I saw ...
How strange it is , that the swift , which seems to live exactly the same life with the
swallow and house - martin , should leave us before the middle of August
invariably ! while the latter stay often till the middle of October ; and once I saw ...
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