The Natural History and Antiquities of SelborneGeorge Routledge and Sons, 1891 - 475 pages |
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Page 6
... soon cover the ground . The tree mentioned in this letter is the ulmus campestris , Linn .; it yields a timber valuable for various agricultural purposes , and is esteemed for making naves for cart - wheels ; it is of a more spreading ...
... soon cover the ground . The tree mentioned in this letter is the ulmus campestris , Linn .; it yields a timber valuable for various agricultural purposes , and is esteemed for making naves for cart - wheels ; it is of a more spreading ...
Page 9
... soon as they were exposed to the rains and frost they mouldered away . These seemed as if they were a very recent pro- duction . In the chalk - pit , at the north - west end of the Hanger , large nautili are sometimes observed . In the ...
... soon as they were exposed to the rains and frost they mouldered away . These seemed as if they were a very recent pro- duction . In the chalk - pit , at the north - west end of the Hanger , large nautili are sometimes observed . In the ...
Page 19
... soon as they began blacking , they were reduced to about fifty head , and so continued decreasing till the time of the late Duke of Cumberland . It is now more than thirty years ago that his Highness sent down an huntsman , and six ...
... soon as they began blacking , they were reduced to about fifty head , and so continued decreasing till the time of the late Duke of Cumberland . It is now more than thirty years ago that his Highness sent down an huntsman , and six ...
Page 51
... soon as the legs sprout , the tail drops off as useless , and the animal betakes itself to the land ! secretion of saliva in the mouth of a dog , and evidently gives pain . Mr. Herbert says a pike will seize a toad , but immediately ...
... soon as the legs sprout , the tail drops off as useless , and the animal betakes itself to the land ! secretion of saliva in the mouth of a dog , and evidently gives pain . Mr. Herbert says a pike will seize a toad , but immediately ...
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... soon to my friend near Chichester , in whose neighbourhood these birds seem most to abound ; and shall urge him to take particular notice when they begin to congregate , and after- wards to watch them most narrowly whether they do not ...
... soon to my friend near Chichester , in whose neighbourhood these birds seem most to abound ; and shall urge him to take particular notice when they begin to congregate , and after- wards to watch them most narrowly whether they do not ...
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