The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist's CalendarG. Bell, 1898 - 416 sider |
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... dear lady , and pity , Your sorrowful Reptile , TIMOTHY . This much is known of Mr. White . Further particulars of him must be sought in his Diaries , his History of Selborne , and in his Correspondence . He was , strictly speaking , an ...
... dear lady , and pity , Your sorrowful Reptile , TIMOTHY . This much is known of Mr. White . Further particulars of him must be sought in his Diaries , his History of Selborne , and in his Correspondence . He was , strictly speaking , an ...
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... dear M- I'll no longer complain Of your ruts and your rocks , of your roads and your rain ; Here's a proverb that suits with your cottage most pat , ' When a thing's of most worth , ' tis most hard to get at . And besides , where to ...
... dear M- I'll no longer complain Of your ruts and your rocks , of your roads and your rain ; Here's a proverb that suits with your cottage most pat , ' When a thing's of most worth , ' tis most hard to get at . And besides , where to ...
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... dear Selborne , as welcome can be , As the primrose of May , or the hawthorn to me ; For ' tis there ( may they ever be blest from above ! ) Dwell a daughter and son , and the children I love . " * As Selborne is approached from Alton ...
... dear Selborne , as welcome can be , As the primrose of May , or the hawthorn to me ; For ' tis there ( may they ever be blest from above ! ) Dwell a daughter and son , and the children I love . " * As Selborne is approached from Alton ...
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... , with which the editor has been favoured by one of Mr. White's family , will show his style of correspond- ence , it was addressed to his brother Thomas . - DEAR BROTHER , As I have often heard Sir S. THE REV . GILBERT WHITE . xxi.
... , with which the editor has been favoured by one of Mr. White's family , will show his style of correspond- ence , it was addressed to his brother Thomas . - DEAR BROTHER , As I have often heard Sir S. THE REV . GILBERT WHITE . xxi.
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With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist's Calendar Gilbert White. DEAR BROTHER , As I have often heard Sir S. Stuart say , that if he had his timber to sell over again he could sell it for 500l . or 600l . more ...
With Observations on Various Parts of Nature; and the Naturalist's Calendar Gilbert White. DEAR BROTHER , As I have often heard Sir S. Stuart say , that if he had his timber to sell over again he could sell it for 500l . or 600l . more ...
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