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... Beautiful Butterflies . - Pulpit Stone . - St . Boniface . — Arrival at Shanklin . - · CHAPTER VII . - Consequences of Carelessness . Beach at Shanklin . - Lobster - pots . - Planorbis . - Marsh Snail . - Sea Rocket . Starfish . - Crabs ...
... Beautiful Butterflies . - Pulpit Stone . - St . Boniface . — Arrival at Shanklin . - · CHAPTER VII . - Consequences of Carelessness . Beach at Shanklin . - Lobster - pots . - Planorbis . - Marsh Snail . - Sea Rocket . Starfish . - Crabs ...
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... beautiful a feature in the youthful mind , was shaken . Mrs. Merton wished to prevent her daughter's mind from dwelling on the subject , and pointing to a corn - field , she asked Agnes , if she knew what corn it was . Before , however ...
... beautiful a feature in the youthful mind , was shaken . Mrs. Merton wished to prevent her daughter's mind from dwelling on the subject , and pointing to a corn - field , she asked Agnes , if she knew what corn it was . Before , however ...
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... beautiful painting of the taking of Basing house ; and she now found how much a little knowledge of the subject adds to the interest you feel in a picture . " Is the population of Basingstoke large ? " asked Mr. Merton . " There are ...
... beautiful painting of the taking of Basing house ; and she now found how much a little knowledge of the subject adds to the interest you feel in a picture . " Is the population of Basingstoke large ? " asked Mr. Merton . " There are ...
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... beautiful crea- tures sting ? " " Yes , " replied Mr. Bevan , " if you were to take them into your hand , you would find an unplea- sant tingling , which would be followed by heat and pain , like the smarting produced by the sting of a ...
... beautiful crea- tures sting ? " " Yes , " replied Mr. Bevan , " if you were to take them into your hand , you would find an unplea- sant tingling , which would be followed by heat and pain , like the smarting produced by the sting of a ...
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... beautiful at night , when they become luminous , and appear like a host of small stars , rising to the sur- face , and again disappearing , as though dancing on the sea . There are a great many different kinds , and those of the ...
... beautiful at night , when they become luminous , and appear like a host of small stars , rising to the sur- face , and again disappearing , as though dancing on the sea . There are a great many different kinds , and those of the ...
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