42 NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE 



though some swallows did make their appearance about the 

 usual time, viz., the thirteenth or fourteenth of April, yet 

 meeting with an harsh reception, and blustering cold 

 north-east winds, they immediately withdrew, absconding 

 for several days, till the weather gave them better en- 

 couragement. 



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