 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1822 - 380 pages
...the high wood, and a long hanging wood called The Hanger. The covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the most lovely of all forest trees, whether...glossy foliage, or graceful pendulous boughs. The down, or sheep-walk, is a pleasing park-like spot, of about one mile by half that space, jutting out... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1832 - 354 pages
...hanging wood called the Hanger. The covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the most lovely of e*ll forest trees, whether we consider its smooth rind, or bark, its glossy 2 •«*»• ' . ** . * 14 VILLAGE OF SELBORNE. foliage, or graceful pendulous boughs.* The down,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...the high wood, and a long hanging wood, called the Hanger. The covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the most lovely of all forest trees, whether...glossy foliage, or graceful pendulous boughs. The down, or sheep-walk, is a pleasing park-like spot, of about one mile by half that space, jutting out... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1834 - 392 pages
...the high wood, and a long hanging wood called the Hanger. The covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the most lovely of all forest trees, whether...glossy foliage, or graceful pendulous boughs.* The down, or sheep-walk, is a * While the beech is admitted to be one of the most beautiful trees of the... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 678 pages
...the high wood, and a long hanging wood called The Hanger. The covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the most lovely of all forest trees, whether...glossy foliage, or graceful pendulous boughs. The down, or sheep-walk, is a pleasing park-like spot, of about one mile by half that space, jutting out... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 680 pages
...the high wood, and a long hanging wood called The Hanger. The covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the most lovely of all forest trees, whether...glossy foliage, or graceful pendulous boughs. The down, or sheep-walk, is a pleasing park-like spot, of about one mile by half that space, jutting out... | |
 | England - 1840 - 784 pages
...a vast hill of chalk rising three hundred feet above the village, and is divided into a sheepdown, the high wood, and a long hanging wood called the...glossy foliage, or graceful pendulous boughs. The down, or sheep-walk, is a pleasing park-like spot, of about one mile by half that space, jutting out... | |
 | 1840 - 488 pages
...part of this ridge, and, to use the words of Mr. White, " the covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the most lovely of all forest trees, whether...its glossy foliage or graceful pendulous boughs." We have the more pleasure in quoting the naturalist's animated eulogium on his favourite tree, as another... | |
 | Christianity - 1840 - 516 pages
...ridge, and, to use the words of Mr. White, " the covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the mo&t lovely of all forest trees, whether we consider its...its glossy foliage or graceful pendulous boughs." We have the more pleasure in quoting the naturalist's animated eulogium on his favourite tree, as another... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1842 - 342 pages
...the high wood, and a long hanging wood called the Hanger. The covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the most lovely of all forest trees, whether...glossy foliage, or graceful pendulous boughs. The down or sheepwalk is a pleasing park-like spot of about one mile by half that space, jutting out on... | |
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The covert of this eminence is altogether beech, the most lovely of all forest trees, whether we consider its smooth rind or bark, its glossy foliage, or graceful pendulous boughs. 
