The Natural History of SelborneArrowsmith, 1925 - 248 pages |
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Page 13
... we take over them , and the hardships we often endure , in their securement . In the purely commercial sense of the term , perhaps not ; but there are higher ideals than competency and ease , and they do 13 INTRODUCTION.
... we take over them , and the hardships we often endure , in their securement . In the purely commercial sense of the term , perhaps not ; but there are higher ideals than competency and ease , and they do 13 INTRODUCTION.
Page 18
... perhaps have been the original site of the town ; while the wood and coverts might extend down to the opposite bank . At each end of the village , which runs from south - east to north - west , arises a small rivulet : that at the north ...
... perhaps have been the original site of the town ; while the wood and coverts might extend down to the opposite bank . At each end of the village , which runs from south - east to north - west , arises a small rivulet : that at the north ...
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... perhaps fourteen or sixteen inches in diameter . But as these did not consist of firm stone , but were formed of a kind of terra lapidosa , or hardened clay , as soon as they were exposed to the rains and frost they mouldered away ...
... perhaps fourteen or sixteen inches in diameter . But as these did not consist of firm stone , but were formed of a kind of terra lapidosa , or hardened clay , as soon as they were exposed to the rains and frost they mouldered away ...
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... perhaps lie in this parish , my account of Selborne would be very imperfect , as it is a district abounding with many curious productions , both animal and vegetable ; and has often afforded me much entertainment both as a sportsman and ...
... perhaps lie in this parish , my account of Selborne would be very imperfect , as it is a district abounding with many curious productions , both animal and vegetable ; and has often afforded me much entertainment both as a sportsman and ...
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... perhaps of the motacilla trochilus ) still continues to make a sibilant shivering noise in the tops of tall woods . The stoparola of Ray ( for which we have as yet no name in these parts ) is called , in your Zoology , the fly - catcher ...
... perhaps of the motacilla trochilus ) still continues to make a sibilant shivering noise in the tops of tall woods . The stoparola of Ray ( for which we have as yet no name in these parts ) is called , in your Zoology , the fly - catcher ...
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