The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 Seiten |
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... circumstances this trade is at an end . * The inhabitants enjoy a good share of health and longevity ; and the parish swarms with children . LETTER VI . SHOULD I omit to describe with some exactness the forest of Wolmer , of which three ...
... circumstances this trade is at an end . * The inhabitants enjoy a good share of health and longevity ; and the parish swarms with children . LETTER VI . SHOULD I omit to describe with some exactness the forest of Wolmer , of which three ...
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... circumstance respecting these ponds , though by no means peculiar to them , I cannot pass over in silence ; and that is , that instinct by which in summer all the kine , whether oxen , cows , calves , or heifers , retire constantly to ...
... circumstance respecting these ponds , though by no means peculiar to them , I cannot pass over in silence ; and that is , that instinct by which in summer all the kine , whether oxen , cows , calves , or heifers , retire constantly to ...
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With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional Observations Gilbert White. did not let this pleasing circumstance escape him . He says , in his " Summer , " " A various group the herds and flocks compose ; -on the grassy bank Some ...
With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional Observations Gilbert White. did not let this pleasing circumstance escape him . He says , in his " Summer , " " A various group the herds and flocks compose ; -on the grassy bank Some ...
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... circumstance characteristic of this bird which seems to have escaped observation , and that is , it takes its stand on the top of some stake or post , from whence it springs forth on its prey , catching a fly in the air , and hardly ...
... circumstance characteristic of this bird which seems to have escaped observation , and that is , it takes its stand on the top of some stake or post , from whence it springs forth on its prey , catching a fly in the air , and hardly ...
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... circumstances which did not a little invalidate the woman's story of the manner in which she came by her skill . She says of herself " that , labouring under a virulent cancer , she went to some church where there was a vast crowd ; on ...
... circumstances which did not a little invalidate the woman's story of the manner in which she came by her skill . She says of herself " that , labouring under a virulent cancer , she went to some church where there was a vast crowd ; on ...
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