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Quotation from The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White
“The parish of Selborne lies in the extreme eastern corner of the county of Hampshire, bordering on the county of Sussex, and not far from the county of Surrey”
The Natural History of Selborne, To Pennant, Letter I (1789 text)
The opening sentence fixes the book in one exact place, the method of the whole work.
Citation: "The parish of Selborne lies in the extreme eastern corner of the county of Hampshire, bordering on the county of Sussex, and not far from the county of Surrey" — Gilbert White, The Natural History of Selborne, To Pennant, Letter I (1789 text). (id the-natural-history-of-selborne-q1)
Portrait: White's Selborne 1813 title page (detail), Gilbert White, Public domain.
