The Natural History of SelbourneJohn Lane, 1900 - 528 pages |
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... late . Besides the oak , I have also been shown pieces of fossil wood of a paler colour , and softer nature , which the inhabitants called fir but , upon a nice examination , and trial by fire , I could discover nothing resinous in them ...
... late . Besides the oak , I have also been shown pieces of fossil wood of a paler colour , and softer nature , which the inhabitants called fir but , upon a nice examination , and trial by fire , I could discover nothing resinous in them ...
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... late Duke of Cumberland . It is now more than thirty years ago that his High- ness sent down an huntsman , and six yeoman - prickers , in scarlet jackets laced with gold , attended by the stag - hounds ; ordering them to take every deer ...
... late Duke of Cumberland . It is now more than thirty years ago that his High- ness sent down an huntsman , and six yeoman - prickers , in scarlet jackets laced with gold , attended by the stag - hounds ; ordering them to take every deer ...
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... late Bishop of Winchester , when urged to re - stock Waltham Chase , † refused , from a motive worthy of a prelate , replying " that it had done mischief enough already . " Our old race of deer - stealers are hardly extinct yet it was ...
... late Bishop of Winchester , when urged to re - stock Waltham Chase , † refused , from a motive worthy of a prelate , replying " that it had done mischief enough already . " Our old race of deer - stealers are hardly extinct yet it was ...
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... late as September the 18th . Are not these late hatchings more in favour of hiding than migration ? Nay , some young martins remained in their nests last year so late as September the 29th ; and yet they totally dis- appeared with us by ...
... late as September the 18th . Are not these late hatchings more in favour of hiding than migration ? Nay , some young martins remained in their nests last year so late as September the 29th ; and yet they totally dis- appeared with us by ...
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... late as the 20th of November . I do not attempt to identify the particular species here intended , in the absence of any sufficient description . - ED . IHN Hawfinch At present I know only two species of 50 The Natural History of Selborne.
... late as the 20th of November . I do not attempt to identify the particular species here intended , in the absence of any sufficient description . - ED . IHN Hawfinch At present I know only two species of 50 The Natural History of Selborne.
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