The Natural History and Antiquities of SelborneGeorge Routledge and Sons, 1891 - 475 pages |
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... have no interstices . Nothing supports fire like salts ; saltstone perishes exposed to wet and frost . " -PLOT'S " Staff . , " p . 152 . large quantities cannot be procured but at considerable expense . 10 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE .
... have no interstices . Nothing supports fire like salts ; saltstone perishes exposed to wet and frost . " -PLOT'S " Staff . , " p . 152 . large quantities cannot be procured but at considerable expense . 10 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE .
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Gilbert White William Jardine. large quantities cannot be procured but at considerable expense . Among the blue rags turn up some blocks tinged with a stain of yellow or rust colour , which seem to be nearly as lasting as the blue ; and ...
Gilbert White William Jardine. large quantities cannot be procured but at considerable expense . Among the blue rags turn up some blocks tinged with a stain of yellow or rust colour , which seem to be nearly as lasting as the blue ; and ...
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... procured from the bogs by probing the soil with spits , or some such instruments : but the peat is so much cut out , and the moors have been so well examined , that none has been found of late . * Besides the oak , I have also been ...
... procured from the bogs by probing the soil with spits , or some such instruments : but the peat is so much cut out , and the moors have been so well examined , that none has been found of late . * Besides the oak , I have also been ...
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... procuring any of those mice which I mentioned to you in town . The person that brought me the last says they are plenty in harvest , at which time I will take care to get more ; and will endeavour to put the matter out of doubt whether ...
... procuring any of those mice which I mentioned to you in town . The person that brought me the last says they are plenty in harvest , at which time I will take care to get more ; and will endeavour to put the matter out of doubt whether ...
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... procured some of the mice mentioned in my former letters , a young one and a female with young , both of which I have pre- served in brandy . From the colour , shape , size , and manner of nesting , I make no doubt but that the species ...
... procured some of the mice mentioned in my former letters , a young one and a female with young , both of which I have pre- served in brandy . From the colour , shape , size , and manner of nesting , I make no doubt but that the species ...
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