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... Rev. Thomas White , the brother of the well known Author of the Natural History of Selborne , and were placed in my hands by one of the members of his family . E. J. CONTENTS . - Spring and Summer - Scenery and Fishing.
... Rev. Thomas White , the brother of the well known Author of the Natural History of Selborne , and were placed in my hands by one of the members of his family . E. J. CONTENTS . - Spring and Summer - Scenery and Fishing.
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... known that the Water - ouzel is a pretty songster . I have noticed this bird the more particularly , because it is rare in the neighbourhood of London , and added so much to my interesting walks on the banks of the Wye . After a day's ...
... known that the Water - ouzel is a pretty songster . I have noticed this bird the more particularly , because it is rare in the neighbourhood of London , and added so much to my interesting walks on the banks of the Wye . After a day's ...
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... known through many centuries as the Fairlop oak . The tradition of the country traces it half way up the Christian era . It was formerly a noble tree , and beneath its shade , which overspread an area of three hundred feet in circuit ...
... known through many centuries as the Fairlop oak . The tradition of the country traces it half way up the Christian era . It was formerly a noble tree , and beneath its shade , which overspread an area of three hundred feet in circuit ...
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... known to attack men on horseback at night . Mr. Yarrell informs me that the last Bustard known to be killed in England , was shot in the spring of 1843 , in Cornwall . It was a female , and had been seen in a turnip field for several ...
... known to attack men on horseback at night . Mr. Yarrell informs me that the last Bustard known to be killed in England , was shot in the spring of 1843 , in Cornwall . It was a female , and had been seen in a turnip field for several ...
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... known , some of these relics , probably from incipient decay , escaped the axe , and have sur vived till this time ! Who can tell their age ? The Oak braves the storm and spreads out its arms as if in defiance of it , and that with such ...
... known , some of these relics , probably from incipient decay , escaped the axe , and have sur vived till this time ! Who can tell their age ? The Oak braves the storm and spreads out its arms as if in defiance of it , and that with such ...
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