The Natural History of SelborneLibrary of Alexandria, 1911 M01 1 - 252 pages |
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... manners, and especially onthosethat were monastic, hispurpose will be fully answered.Butif he shouldnot have been successful in any ofthesehis intentions,yet there remains this consolation behind—that these hispursuits, bykeeping the ...
... manners, and especially onthosethat were monastic, hispurpose will be fully answered.Butif he shouldnot have been successful in any ofthesehis intentions,yet there remains this consolation behind—that these hispursuits, bykeeping the ...
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... manner: Some fellows, suspecting that a calfnewfallen was deposited inacertainspot of thick fern, went, with a lurcher, to surpriseit;when theparent hind rushedoutofthe brake, and, taking a vast spring with all her feet close together ...
... manner: Some fellows, suspecting that a calfnewfallen was deposited inacertainspot of thick fern, went, with a lurcher, to surpriseit;when theparent hind rushedoutofthe brake, and, taking a vast spring with all her feet close together ...
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... manner, have actually taken it all away. One man, who keeps a team, has carried home, for his share, forty stacks of wood. Fortyfive of these people his lordship has served with actions. These trees, which were very sound and in high ...
... manner, have actually taken it all away. One man, who keeps a team, has carried home, for his share, forty stacks of wood. Fortyfive of these people his lordship has served with actions. These trees, which were very sound and in high ...
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... manner, feeding inthewalks,manytimesin the day;andseemed disposed tobreedinmy outlet; but were frightenedandpersecuted by idleboys, whowould never letthembeat rest. Three grossbeaks (loxia coccothraustes) appeared some yearsagoin ...
... manner, feeding inthewalks,manytimesin the day;andseemed disposed tobreedinmy outlet; but were frightenedandpersecuted by idleboys, whowould never letthembeat rest. Three grossbeaks (loxia coccothraustes) appeared some yearsagoin ...
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... manner. Bats drinkon the wing,like swallows,by sipping thesurface,astheyplay overpools and streams.Theyloveto frequent waters, not onlyforthe sakeof drinking, buton accountof insects,whicharefound over themin the greatestplenty. AsIwas ...
... manner. Bats drinkon the wing,like swallows,by sipping thesurface,astheyplay overpools and streams.Theyloveto frequent waters, not onlyforthe sakeof drinking, buton accountof insects,whicharefound over themin the greatestplenty. AsIwas ...
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