The Natural History of SelborneCassell, 1911 - 263 pages |
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... tion of purveyors , and have furnished much naval timber ; while the trees on the freestone grow large , but are what workmen call shakey , and so brittle as often to fall to pieces in sawing . Beyond the sandy loam the soil becomes an ...
... tion of purveyors , and have furnished much naval timber ; while the trees on the freestone grow large , but are what workmen call shakey , and so brittle as often to fall to pieces in sawing . Beyond the sandy loam the soil becomes an ...
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... by the latter into this country . The biographer of Sir Christopher Wren claims the credit of its inven- tion for that eminent architect . - R . K. reduced by the night - hunters , who perpetually harass 26 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE .
... by the latter into this country . The biographer of Sir Christopher Wren claims the credit of its inven- tion for that eminent architect . - R . K. reduced by the night - hunters , who perpetually harass 26 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE .
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... tion , what difficulties attend that supposition ! that such feeble bad fliers ( who the summer long never flit but from hedge to hedge ) should be able to traverse vast seas and con- tinents in order to enjoy milder seasons amidst the ...
... tion , what difficulties attend that supposition ! that such feeble bad fliers ( who the summer long never flit but from hedge to hedge ) should be able to traverse vast seas and con- tinents in order to enjoy milder seasons amidst the ...
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... tion ; and which has not , that I know of , been noticed by any naturalist . For it looks as if these creatures would not be suffocated , though both their mouths and nostrils were stopped . This curious formation of the head may be of ...
... tion ; and which has not , that I know of , been noticed by any naturalist . For it looks as if these creatures would not be suffocated , though both their mouths and nostrils were stopped . This curious formation of the head may be of ...
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... tion is said to be irritating to the digestive organs of birds and reptiles , but our experience of the common grass snake and the toad as an article of its diet does not incline us to believe that the irritation can be very unpleasant ...
... tion is said to be irritating to the digestive organs of birds and reptiles , but our experience of the common grass snake and the toad as an article of its diet does not incline us to believe that the irritation can be very unpleasant ...
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