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There is a remarkable hill on the downs 

 near Lewes in Sussex, known by the name 

 of Mount Carburn, which overlooks that 

 town, and affords a most engaging prospect 

 of all the country round, besides several 

 views of the sea. On the very summit of 

 this exalted promontory, and amidst the 

 trenches of its Danish camp, there haunts 

 a species of wild bee, making its nest in the 

 chalky soil. When people approach the 

 place, these insects begin to be alarmed, 

 and, with a sharp and hostile sound, dash 

 and strike round the heads and faces of 

 intruders. I have often been interrupted 

 myself while contemplating the grandeur 

 of the scenery around me, and have 

 thought myself in danger of being stung. 



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WASPS. 



Wasps abound in woody wild districts 

 far from neighbourhoods ; they feed on 

 flowers, and catch flies and caterpillars to 

 carry to their young. Wasps make their 



