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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... village , and the monotony of his life , little is known of him . That little we will now lay before our readers , which we are the better enabled to do from having had in our possession for some years the Diaries of Mr. White , which ...
... village , and the monotony of his life , little is known of him . That little we will now lay before our readers , which we are the better enabled to do from having had in our possession for some years the Diaries of Mr. White , which ...
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... village to reside in a town , injures the place that is forsaken in many material circumstances . It is with pleasure , therefore , we observe , that so rational an employment of leisure time as the study of nature , promises to become ...
... village to reside in a town , injures the place that is forsaken in many material circumstances . It is with pleasure , therefore , we observe , that so rational an employment of leisure time as the study of nature , promises to become ...
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... College livings , but his fondness for his native village - his love of the country and its pursuits , and especially that of Natural History - made him decline all preferment . There can be no doubt that the " A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF.
... College livings , but his fondness for his native village - his love of the country and its pursuits , and especially that of Natural History - made him decline all preferment . There can be no doubt that the " A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF.
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... village , its neighbourhood , and of Mr. White's residence , is now given . Selborne is situated in the extreme eastern corner of Hampshire , bordering on Sussex . It is about fifty miles from London , and between the towns of Alton and ...
... village , its neighbourhood , and of Mr. White's residence , is now given . Selborne is situated in the extreme eastern corner of Hampshire , bordering on Sussex . It is about fifty miles from London , and between the towns of Alton and ...
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... village . From this spot the precipitous beechen hangers may be seen , so often referred to by Mr. White ; the white tower of the village church ; the snug parsonage , and the pretty cottages , sprinkled over the landscape . Farm ...
... village . From this spot the precipitous beechen hangers may be seen , so often referred to by Mr. White ; the white tower of the village church ; the snug parsonage , and the pretty cottages , sprinkled over the landscape . Farm ...
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