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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... lived mostly in inland parts , and in an upland district , my knowledge of fishes extends little farther than to those common sorts which our brooks and lakes produce . LETTER XXII . TO THE SAME . SELBORNE , Jan. 2 , 1769 . DEAR SIR ...
... lived mostly in inland parts , and in an upland district , my knowledge of fishes extends little farther than to those common sorts which our brooks and lakes produce . LETTER XXII . TO THE SAME . SELBORNE , Jan. 2 , 1769 . DEAR SIR ...
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... lived a great while , and seemed to enjoy themselves very well ; but never bred . Whether this circumstance will prove anything either way , I shall not pretend to say . I return you thanks for your account of Cressy - hall ; but do so ...
... lived a great while , and seemed to enjoy themselves very well ; but never bred . Whether this circumstance will prove anything either way , I shall not pretend to say . I return you thanks for your account of Cressy - hall ; but do so ...
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... lived at Wallington , near Carshalton , in Surrey , he had a cat that was often known to plunge , without hesitation , into the river Wandle , and swim over to an island at a little distance from the bank . To this there could be no ...
... lived at Wallington , near Carshalton , in Surrey , he had a cat that was often known to plunge , without hesitation , into the river Wandle , and swim over to an island at a little distance from the bank . To this there could be no ...
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... lived near the sea myself , I would soon tell you more of the matter . One thing I used to observe when I was a sportsman , that there were times in which woodcocks were so sluggish and sleepy , that they would drop again when flushed ...
... lived near the sea myself , I would soon tell you more of the matter . One thing I used to observe when I was a sportsman , that there were times in which woodcocks were so sluggish and sleepy , that they would drop again when flushed ...
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... lived at Newhaven , Seaford , Brighthelmstone , * or any of those towns near the chalk cliffs of the Sussex coast , by proper observations , I should see swallows stirring at periods of the winter , when the noons were soft and inviting ...
... lived at Newhaven , Seaford , Brighthelmstone , * or any of those towns near the chalk cliffs of the Sussex coast , by proper observations , I should see swallows stirring at periods of the winter , when the noons were soft and inviting ...
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