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Quotation from The Natural History of Selborne by Gilbert White
“I suppose they are the smallest quadrupeds in this island”
The Natural History of Selborne, To Pennant, Letter XIII (1789 text)
After measuring harvest mice and weighing two against a copper halfpenny, White records one of his notable additions to British zoology.
Citation: "I suppose they are the smallest quadrupeds in this island" — Gilbert White, The Natural History of Selborne, To Pennant, Letter XIII (1789 text). (id the-natural-history-of-selborne-q3)
Portrait: White's Selborne 1813 title page (detail), Gilbert White, Public domain.
