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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... village consists , my steps were instinctively directed towards the hanger , and I soon found myself climbing the winding path which was cut through the beech - wood in the time of Gilbert White . A sweeter spot than the interior of ...
... village consists , my steps were instinctively directed towards the hanger , and I soon found myself climbing the winding path which was cut through the beech - wood in the time of Gilbert White . A sweeter spot than the interior of ...
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... village is a yew - tree whose aspect bespeaks it to be of a great age . It seems to have seen several centuries , and is probably coeval with the church , and therefore may be deemed an antiquity . The body is short , squat , and thick ...
... village is a yew - tree whose aspect bespeaks it to be of a great age . It seems to have seen several centuries , and is probably coeval with the church , and therefore may be deemed an antiquity . The body is short , squat , and thick ...
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... village bells ring round , Echo , sweet nymph , returns the soften'd sound ; But if gusts rise , the rushing forests roar , Like the tide tumbling on the pebbly shore . Adown the vale , in lone , sequester'd nook , Where skirting woods ...
... village bells ring round , Echo , sweet nymph , returns the soften'd sound ; But if gusts rise , the rushing forests roar , Like the tide tumbling on the pebbly shore . Adown the vale , in lone , sequester'd nook , Where skirting woods ...
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... village orchards grow ; There , like a picture , lies my lowly seat , A rural , shelter'd , unobserved retreat . Me far above the rest Selbornian scenes , The pendent forests , and the mountain greens , Strike with delight ; there ...
... village orchards grow ; There , like a picture , lies my lowly seat , A rural , shelter'd , unobserved retreat . Me far above the rest Selbornian scenes , The pendent forests , and the mountain greens , Strike with delight ; there ...
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... village raise , Pan's blameless reign , and patriarchal days ; With pastoral dance the smitten swain surprise , And bring all Arcady before our eyes . Return , blithe maidens ; with you bring along Free , native humour ; all the charms ...
... village raise , Pan's blameless reign , and patriarchal days ; With pastoral dance the smitten swain surprise , And bring all Arcady before our eyes . Return , blithe maidens ; with you bring along Free , native humour ; all the charms ...
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