The Natural History and Antiquities of SelborneGeorge Routledge and Sons, 1891 - 475 pages |
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Page xi
... vicar of Selborne , had no biographer to record all the little outs and ins of his quiet career ; he was not thought of until his letters pointed him out as a man of observation ; and it is only since they have been edited and re ...
... vicar of Selborne , had no biographer to record all the little outs and ins of his quiet career ; he was not thought of until his letters pointed him out as a man of observation ; and it is only since they have been edited and re ...
Page xii
... vicar of that place , and father of those two distinguished literary characters , Dr. Joseph Warton , master of Winchester school , and Mr. Thomas Warton , poetry - professor at Oxford . He was admitted at Oriel College , Oxford , in ...
... vicar of that place , and father of those two distinguished literary characters , Dr. Joseph Warton , master of Winchester school , and Mr. Thomas Warton , poetry - professor at Oxford . He was admitted at Oriel College , Oxford , in ...
Page xiii
... Vicar of this Parish . He was kind and beneficent to his Relations , Benevolent to the Poor , And deservedly esteemed by all his Friends and Neighbours . He was born July 18 , 1720 , O.S. , And died June 20 1793 . Nec bono quicquam mali ...
... Vicar of this Parish . He was kind and beneficent to his Relations , Benevolent to the Poor , And deservedly esteemed by all his Friends and Neighbours . He was born July 18 , 1720 , O.S. , And died June 20 1793 . Nec bono quicquam mali ...
Page xiv
... a passage from a ' Natural History of Gibraltar , ' written by the Rev. John White , late vicar of Blackburn , in Lancashire , but not yet published . " But although every inquiry has been made xiv INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS . .
... a passage from a ' Natural History of Gibraltar , ' written by the Rev. John White , late vicar of Blackburn , in Lancashire , but not yet published . " But although every inquiry has been made xiv INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS . .
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... vicar , who bestowed several pounds in setting it in its place again : but all his care could not avail ; the tree sprouted for a time , then withered and died . This oak I mention to show to what a bulk planted oaks also may arrive and ...
... vicar , who bestowed several pounds in setting it in its place again : but all his care could not avail ; the tree sprouted for a time , then withered and died . This oak I mention to show to what a bulk planted oaks also may arrive and ...
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