 WE had in this village, more than twenty years ago, an idiot boy, — whom I well remember, — who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees ; they were his food, his amusement, his sole object. And as people of this cast have seldom more than...  The Natural History of Selborne - Page 332by Gilbert White - 1822Full view - About this book
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 394 pages
...whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees : they were his food, his amusement, his sole object; and as people of this...this one pursuit. In the winter he dosed away his time,within his father's house, by the tire-side, in a kind of torpid state, seldom departing from... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1827 - 452 pages
...whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees : they were his food, his amusement, his sole object; and as people of this...exerted all his few faculties on this one pursuit. In tlie winter he dosed away his time,within his father's house, by the fire-side, in a kind of torpid... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1827 - 892 pages
...object; and a> peo. pie of this cast have seldom more (him one point in view, so this lad exerted all bis few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter he dosed away his time,within his father's house, by the lire-side, in a kind of torpid slate, seldom departing from... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1832 - 354 pages
...useful household appendage.— WJ f A besom of this sort is to be seen in Sir Ashton Lever's museum. And as people of this cast have seldom more than one...few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter he dozed away his time, within his father's house, by the fireside, in a kind of torpid state, seldom... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees; they were his food, his amusement, his sole object. And as people of this...few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter he dozed away his time, within his father's house, by the fireside, in a kind of torpid state, seldom... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1834 - 392 pages
...whom I well remember, who, from a child, shewed a strong propensity to bees ; they were his food, his amusement, his sole object. And as people of this...few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter, he dozed away his time, within his father's house, by the fire-side, in a kind of torpid state, seldom... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1835 - 924 pages
...whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees : they were his food, his amusement, his sole object; and as people of this...dosed away his time, within his father's house, by the tire-side, in a kind of torpid state, seldom departing from the chimney-corner; but in the summer he... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees : they were his food, his amusement, his sole object; and as people of this...this one pursuit. In the winter he dosed away his time.within his father's house, by the fire-side, in a kind of torpid state» seldom departing from... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 678 pages
...whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees; they were his food, his amusement, his sole object : and as people of this...few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter he dozed away his time, within his father's house, by the fireside, in a kind of torpid state, seldom... | |
 | Gilbert White - Natural history - 1837 - 680 pages
...whom I well remember, who, from a child, showed a strong propensity to bees ; they were his food, his amusement, his sole object : and as people of this...few faculties on this one pursuit. In the winter he dozed away his time, within his father's house, by the fireside, in a kind of torpid state, seldom... | |
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