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Page 186
... birds , and that in no negative sense . Birds are not for killing , unless they be sparrows , and for the sake of other species an occasional raid on their nests is almost pardonable . But it is no small part of a gardener's task to ...
... birds , and that in no negative sense . Birds are not for killing , unless they be sparrows , and for the sake of other species an occasional raid on their nests is almost pardonable . But it is no small part of a gardener's task to ...
Page 193
... birds , took to opening milk bottles placed on the doorstep , the acts of encouragement were continued . Much of this pampering of birds is a modern habit , for the circulation of birds , so to say , con- tinuously increases , but the ...
... birds , took to opening milk bottles placed on the doorstep , the acts of encouragement were continued . Much of this pampering of birds is a modern habit , for the circulation of birds , so to say , con- tinuously increases , but the ...
Page 249
... In this lone , open glade I lie , Screen'd by deep boughs on either hand ; And at the end , to stay the eye , Those black - crown'd , red - boled pine - trees stand ! Birds here make song , each bird has his , ACADEMIES 249.
... In this lone , open glade I lie , Screen'd by deep boughs on either hand ; And at the end , to stay the eye , Those black - crown'd , red - boled pine - trees stand ! Birds here make song , each bird has his , ACADEMIES 249.
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