The Illustrated London AlmanackIllustrated London News, 1859 |
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... fern - owl , or night - jar ( Caprimulgus Europeus ) , one of our most interesting summer visitors . Much did this bird engage the attention of Gilbert White ; not without reason ; and we can personally attest to the accuracy of his ...
... fern - owl , or night - jar ( Caprimulgus Europeus ) , one of our most interesting summer visitors . Much did this bird engage the attention of Gilbert White ; not without reason ; and we can personally attest to the accuracy of his ...
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... fern - owl , or Caprimulgus . Who does not know the wireworm - that is , if he ever cultivated a garden . The wireworm is the larva of the elater , or springing - beetle , also called click - beetle , which leaps up when placed upon its ...
... fern - owl , or Caprimulgus . Who does not know the wireworm - that is , if he ever cultivated a garden . The wireworm is the larva of the elater , or springing - beetle , also called click - beetle , which leaps up when placed upon its ...
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... fern - owl , or Caprimulgus . Who does not know the wireworm - that is , if he ever cultivated a garden . The wireworm is the larva of the elater , or springing - beetle , also called click - beetle , which leaps up when placed upon its ...
... fern - owl , or Caprimulgus . Who does not know the wireworm - that is , if he ever cultivated a garden . The wireworm is the larva of the elater , or springing - beetle , also called click - beetle , which leaps up when placed upon its ...
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... fern and heather in autumn . As for a gipsy encampment , neither the tents , the red cloaks , nor the swarthy countenances would look anything if the picture was not made Oriental by putting in the ass . That the ass came from the East ...
... fern and heather in autumn . As for a gipsy encampment , neither the tents , the red cloaks , nor the swarthy countenances would look anything if the picture was not made Oriental by putting in the ass . That the ass came from the East ...
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... fern , grass , and hather lying about in the open spaces at the feet of these hoary giants of the forest , and these heathy places seem bounded with woods in every direction , which grow wilder and wilder as you proceed , without coming ...
... fern , grass , and hather lying about in the open spaces at the feet of these hoary giants of the forest , and these heathy places seem bounded with woods in every direction , which grow wilder and wilder as you proceed , without coming ...
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act to amend Aftern afternoon amend the law angles from vertex appearance April August Bank of England Bart beautiful beginning British Capricornus carriage Chief colour comet constellation constellation of Taurus constellation of Virgo Coutts and Co Day breaks degrees died disapp disappearance Ditto Dublin Duke Duke of Cambridge duty Earl Earth ECLIPSES OF JUPITER'S exceeding favourably situated ferns fish flowers Full Moon garden greatest distance horses ILLUSTRATED LONDON India inferior conjunction Ireland Islands July July 29 June June 29 Jupiter larvæ Liverpool London Bridge Lord March Mars Mercury minutes past Moon morning night OFFICE packet passes plants reapp reappearance Right rises Royal Highness Saturn Scotland second satellite Secretary seen setting situated for observation stamp star Sunday telescope third satellite throughout the month TRIN Twilight ends United Kingdom Uranus Venus visible William winter