| Edward Jesse - Animal behavior - 1834 - 372 pages
...indebted for his delightful work.* ' He was strongly at' tached to the charms of rural scenery, and early ' fixed his residence in his native village,...he ' spent the greater part of his life in literary occu' pations, and especially in the study of nature. * It has been said of him that these remarks... | |
| Gilbert White - Natural history - 1834 - 392 pages
...admitted one of the senior Proctors of the University in April, 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery, he early fixed his residence m his native village, where he spent the greater part of his life in literary occupations, and especially... | |
| Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 678 pages
...admitted one of the senior proctors of the University in April, 1752. Being of au unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...study is so well calculated to afford. Though several occasions offered of settling upon a college living, he could never persuade himself to quit the beloved... | |
| Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 680 pages
...admitted one of the senior proctors of the University in April, 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...study is so well calculated to afford. Though several occasions offered of settling upon a college living, he could never persuade himself to quit the beloved... | |
| Periodicals - 1837 - 260 pages
...admitted one of the senior proctors of the University in April, 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...study is so well calculated to afford. Though several occasions offered of settling upon a college living, he could never persuade himself to quit the beloved... | |
| 1837 - 538 pages
...admitted one of the senior proctors of the University in April, 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...study is so well calculated to afford. Though several occasions offered of settling upon a college living, he could never persuade himself to quit the beloved... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 560 pages
...native village, where he spent the greater part of his life in literary occupations, and especially the study of Nature. This he followed with patient...which such a study is so well calculated to afford. Thus his days passed tranquil and serene, with scarcely any other vicissitudes than those of the seasons,... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 576 pages
...biographical sketch, prefixed to the last edition, we are told, that 'being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...of his life in literary occupations, and especially the study of Nature. This he followed with patient assiduity, and a mind ever open to the lessons of... | |
| American periodicals - 1840 - 566 pages
...biographical sketch, prefixed to the last edition, we are told, that 'being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...of his life in literary occupations, and especially the study of Nature. This he followed with patient assiduity, and a mind, ever open to the lessons... | |
| Gilbert White - Natural history - 1842 - 336 pages
...admitted one of the senior proctors of the University in April, 1752. Being of an unambitious temper, and strongly attached to the charms of rural scenery,...he early fixed his residence in his native village, vm where he spent the greater part of his life in literary occupations, and especially in the study... | |
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