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... favourite hounds reposed at their feet , and the worn- out hunters passed the remainder of their lives in adjoining paddocks . But to return to the Forests . Perhaps one of the most interesting of our old forests is that of Sherwood in ...
... favourite hounds reposed at their feet , and the worn- out hunters passed the remainder of their lives in adjoining paddocks . But to return to the Forests . Perhaps one of the most interesting of our old forests is that of Sherwood in ...
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... favourite tree . I love a Beech at all seasons of the year . In the early spring it seems the peculiar resort of the Throstle , " that attic songster ; " and from the topmost branches we hear that sprightly wildness in its notes , Which ...
... favourite tree . I love a Beech at all seasons of the year . In the early spring it seems the peculiar resort of the Throstle , " that attic songster ; " and from the topmost branches we hear that sprightly wildness in its notes , Which ...
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... , these birds frequent the sedgy pools and salt marshes near the sea . That favourite diversion of our ancestors , Heron hawking , is now , it is to be regretted , nearly obsolete . It must have been an exciting and beautiful sight with.
... , these birds frequent the sedgy pools and salt marshes near the sea . That favourite diversion of our ancestors , Heron hawking , is now , it is to be regretted , nearly obsolete . It must have been an exciting and beautiful sight with.
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... favourite tree of the Druids is well known to have been the Oak , whereas the Edda of Woden holds the Ash in the highest veneration ; and many words , signifying strength , valour , or pre - emi- nence , are compounds of the Saxon word ...
... favourite tree of the Druids is well known to have been the Oak , whereas the Edda of Woden holds the Ash in the highest veneration ; and many words , signifying strength , valour , or pre - emi- nence , are compounds of the Saxon word ...
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... favourite tree of the Druids is well known to have been the Oak , whereas the Edda of Woden holds the Ash in the highest veneration ; and many words , signifying strength , valour , or pre - emi- nence , are compounds of the Saxon word ...
... favourite tree of the Druids is well known to have been the Oak , whereas the Edda of Woden holds the Ash in the highest veneration ; and many words , signifying strength , valour , or pre - emi- nence , are compounds of the Saxon word ...
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Scenes and Occupations of Country Life: With Recollections of Natural History Edward Jesse Visualização integral - 1853 |
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