The Peacock at Rowsley: Where Andrew, Alexis, and the Naturalist Met; and what Came of Their Visit ...Bemrose and Sons, 1869 - 70 strán (strany) |
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admire Alexis alight amidst amongst Andrew animated appears Ashborne autumn Bakewell bark beautiful beneath bird bloom bonnet called Chantrey CHAPTER charming Chatsworth COMMON TOAD creature curious deer delightful Derbyshire dipper dormouse eggs FALCON falconry farewell favourite feathered feed fell fish flies flowers frequently garden girefalcon grayling GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER grey grub habits Haddon Hall hawks hills HISTORY OF SELBORNE honey horns HOUSE MARTIN house-fly Inkerman insects larvæ leaf leaves LESSER CELANDINE LESSER REDPOLE Longstone lovely martins Mayfly mountain Naturalist nest noble numbers oaks objects observed park PEACOCK AT ROWSLEY Peak PEREGRINE PEREGRINE FALCON pleasant pleasure plumage pollen pretty quietly REDPOLE remarkable remember reptile river scene scenery season seen siege of Delhi skin spring stone stream swallow sweet tell three friends trees VILLAGE OF EDENSOR Virgil whilst wind window wing winter woods young toads
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