The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature and the Naturalist's CalendarG. Bell, 1890 - 416 pages |
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... mentioned , on the authority of one of his nephews , and it may well be imagined , that Gilbert White's habits were very temperate , and his temper cheerful and social . He was often surrounded by his nephews and nieces , and visited by ...
... mentioned , on the authority of one of his nephews , and it may well be imagined , that Gilbert White's habits were very temperate , and his temper cheerful and social . He was often surrounded by his nephews and nieces , and visited by ...
Page xvi
... mention of his crops , his fine and early cu- cumbers , and the flavour of his Cardilliac peas , —he evidently passing much of his time in his garden . The appearance of his neighbours ' hops , the beginning and ending of their harvests ...
... mention of his crops , his fine and early cu- cumbers , and the flavour of his Cardilliac peas , —he evidently passing much of his time in his garden . The appearance of his neighbours ' hops , the beginning and ending of their harvests ...
Page xx
... mention is made of this tree in the Natural History , it occurs in the fifth letter of the " Antiquities of Selborne , " where White says that in the churchyard of the village is a yew - tree whose aspect bespeaks it to be of a great ...
... mention is made of this tree in the Natural History , it occurs in the fifth letter of the " Antiquities of Selborne , " where White says that in the churchyard of the village is a yew - tree whose aspect bespeaks it to be of a great ...
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... mention , to show to what a bulk planted oaks also may arrive ; and planted this tree must certainly have been , as appears from what is known concerning the antiquities of the village.t times , to be the scene of recreation for the ...
... mention , to show to what a bulk planted oaks also may arrive ; and planted this tree must certainly have been , as appears from what is known concerning the antiquities of the village.t times , to be the scene of recreation for the ...
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... mention , as a great curiosity , a specimen that was ploughed up in the chalky fields , near the side of the Down , and given to me for the singularity of its appearance , which , to an incurious eye , seems like a petrified fish of ...
... mention , as a great curiosity , a specimen that was ploughed up in the chalky fields , near the side of the Down , and given to me for the singularity of its appearance , which , to an incurious eye , seems like a petrified fish of ...
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Natural History of Selborne: And Observations on Nature (Classic Reprint) Gilbert White No preview available - 2018 |
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