The Natural History of Selborne: With a Naturalist's Calendar and Additional ObservationsWalter Scott, 1887 - 366 Seiten |
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... young , and a place of much resort in summer evenings ; where the former sat in grave debate , while the latter frolicked and danced before them . Long might it have stood , had not the amazing tempest in 1703 overturned it at once , to ...
... young , and a place of much resort in summer evenings ; where the former sat in grave debate , while the latter frolicked and danced before them . Long might it have stood , had not the amazing tempest in 1703 overturned it at once , to ...
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... young person was allowed to be possessed of manhood or gallantry . The Waltham blacks at length committed such enormities , that govern- ment was forced to interfere with that severe and sanguin- ary act called the " Black Act , " which ...
... young person was allowed to be possessed of manhood or gallantry . The Waltham blacks at length committed such enormities , that govern- ment was forced to interfere with that severe and sanguin- ary act called the " Black Act , " which ...
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... young cattle at little or no expense . The manor - farm of the parish of Greatham has an admit- ted claim , I see ( by an old record taken from the Tower of London ) , of turning all live stock on the forest , at proper ...
... young cattle at little or no expense . The manor - farm of the parish of Greatham has an admit- ted claim , I see ( by an old record taken from the Tower of London ) , of turning all live stock on the forest , at proper ...
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... young will sprout up , and afford much tender brouze for cattle ; but , where there is large old furze , the fire , following the roots , consumes the very ground ; so that for hundreds of acres nothing is to be seen but smother and ...
... young will sprout up , and afford much tender brouze for cattle ; but , where there is large old furze , the fire , following the roots , consumes the very ground ; so that for hundreds of acres nothing is to be seen but smother and ...
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... Young broods of swallows began to appear this year on July 11th , and young martins ( Hirundines urbica ) were then fledged in their nests . Both species will breed again once . For I see by my fauna of last year , that young broods ...
... Young broods of swallows began to appear this year on July 11th , and young martins ( Hirundines urbica ) were then fledged in their nests . Both species will breed again once . For I see by my fauna of last year , that young broods ...
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abound Alauda Andalusia animals appear April autumn beeches birds of prey blackcap breed brood called chaffinches colour cuckoo curious district Edited eggs feed feet female fern-owl field fieldfares flies flocks frequently frost garden grass ground Hanger haunt hedges hirundines Hirundo house-martins inches insects Joseph Skipsey July July 13 July 22 June June 11 June 22 June 9 last seen late legs LETTER Linnæus male manner MARKWICK martins migration morning Motacilla natural history naturalist neighbouring nest never night observed owls perhaps plants ponds prey procure quadrupeds remarkable remiges retire ring-dove ring-ousels rooks season seems SELBORNE Sept sings snow soon species spring stone-curlew strange suppose Sussex swallow swarm swifts tail thrushes titmouse trees vast village weather wild wings winter wonder Woodlark woods wren young