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... beautiful neighbourhood in which I reside , must be my excuse for offering this new edition of my work to the notice of the public . I have also another motive - that of an earnest desire to be of use to others . Freed as I now am from ...
... beautiful neighbourhood in which I reside , must be my excuse for offering this new edition of my work to the notice of the public . I have also another motive - that of an earnest desire to be of use to others . Freed as I now am from ...
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... Beautiful Adaptation of Nature Fern seeds - Girdling Trees not always fatal - Multiplicity of created beings - Insects in tropical Cli- mates Cocoon of a Caterpillar - The Mason Bee- Immense numbers of Insects - Vast flocks of Butter ...
... Beautiful Adaptation of Nature Fern seeds - Girdling Trees not always fatal - Multiplicity of created beings - Insects in tropical Cli- mates Cocoon of a Caterpillar - The Mason Bee- Immense numbers of Insects - Vast flocks of Butter ...
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... the last in rather a remote part of South Wales , on the banks of the river Wye . Those only , who have seen the upper portions of this beautiful river , can form an idea of its B interesting views , or the variety of them . In.
... the last in rather a remote part of South Wales , on the banks of the river Wye . Those only , who have seen the upper portions of this beautiful river , can form an idea of its B interesting views , or the variety of them . In.
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... beautiful meadow scenery , may , perhaps , be called exclusively English . The verdure of the grass , the variety of flowers , the song of the Lark on high , and of the Nightingale in the tangled hedge , the Thrush heard in the distance ...
... beautiful meadow scenery , may , perhaps , be called exclusively English . The verdure of the grass , the variety of flowers , the song of the Lark on high , and of the Nightingale in the tangled hedge , the Thrush heard in the distance ...
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... beautiful and graceful tree , but also a picturesque one . Even when pollarded , it adds to the charm of meadow scenery . In the poet Young's garden at Welwyn , there are some beautiful specimens of the Willow , which have been suffered ...
... beautiful and graceful tree , but also a picturesque one . Even when pollarded , it adds to the charm of meadow scenery . In the poet Young's garden at Welwyn , there are some beautiful specimens of the Willow , which have been suffered ...
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