The Natural History and Antiquities of SelborneGeorge Routledge and Sons, 1891 - 475 pages |
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Page xvii
... Hanger and in Wolmer Forest ? These are all subjects for Professor Bell's edition , besides many others which the place itself will suggest , and which he will not omit to introduce . Meanwhile , let those who wish to hand down the ...
... Hanger and in Wolmer Forest ? These are all subjects for Professor Bell's edition , besides many others which the place itself will suggest , and which he will not omit to introduce . Meanwhile , let those who wish to hand down the ...
Page xviii
... Hanger , " or hanging wood , which is a striking feature in this locality . This wood , composed of luxuriant beech - trees , rises on the side of a steep hill to a great height , appearing to overhang the village , and giving to the ...
... Hanger , " or hanging wood , which is a striking feature in this locality . This wood , composed of luxuriant beech - trees , rises on the side of a steep hill to a great height , appearing to overhang the village , and giving to the ...
Page xix
Gilbert White William Jardine. richly - wooded eminence , divided from the Hanger by an undulating slope . " The above is descriptive of the view placed at the com- mencement of our Introductory remarks . The view which has been selected ...
Gilbert White William Jardine. richly - wooded eminence , divided from the Hanger by an undulating slope . " The above is descriptive of the view placed at the com- mencement of our Introductory remarks . The view which has been selected ...
Page xxi
... Hanger ' is occupied by a park now much improved . " It has not been mentioned by any of his later editors whether the original manuscript of White's letters yet exist , and if so by whom they are possessed ; neither are we aware of the ...
... Hanger ' is occupied by a park now much improved . " It has not been mentioned by any of his later editors whether the original manuscript of White's letters yet exist , and if so by whom they are possessed ; neither are we aware of the ...
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... Hanger . The covert of this eminence is altogether beech , the most lovely of all forest trees , whether we consider its smooth rind or bark , its glossy foliage , or graceful pendulous boughs . The down , or sheep - walk , is a ...
... Hanger . The covert of this eminence is altogether beech , the most lovely of all forest trees , whether we consider its smooth rind or bark , its glossy foliage , or graceful pendulous boughs . The down , or sheep - walk , is a ...
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