. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. \t. yO^cUinCi ""Jl "'-â -iti^.. XM/%- t |1 1 LETTER XVII. 'To the same. RiNGMER, near Lewes, Dec, f)th, 1773. EAR SIR,âI received your last favour just as I was setting out for this place ; and am pleased to find that my monography met with your appro- bation. My remarks are the result of many years' observation ; and are I trust true in the whole, though I do not pretend to say that they are perfectly void of mistake, or that a more nice observer might not make many additions, since subjects of
. The natural history of Selborne [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. \t. yO^cUinCi ""Jl "'-â -iti^.. XM/%- t |1 1 LETTER XVII. 'To the same. RiNGMER, near Lewes, Dec, f)th, 1773. EAR SIR,âI received your last favour just as I was setting out for this place ; and am pleased to find that my monography met with your appro- bation. My remarks are the result of many years' observation ; and are I trust true in the whole, though I do not pretend to say that they are perfectly void of mistake, or that a more nice observer might not make many additions, since subjects of this kind are inexhaustible. If you think my letter worthy the notice of your respectable society, you are at liberty to lay it before them ; and they will consider it, I hope, as it was intended, as an humble attempt to promote a more minute inquiry into natural history ; into the life and conversation of animals. Perhaps, hereafter, I may be induced to take the house-swallow under consideration ; and from that proceed to the rest of the British Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original White, Gilbert, 1720-1793; Allen, Grant, 1848-1899. London; New York : J. Lane
Size: 2542px × 983px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, books, booksubjectnaturalhistory
