I came out for exercise, gentle exercise, and to notice the scenery and to botanise.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wheels of Chance: a bicycling idyll] Reference

Without wasting time to botanise, Gibson pushed his way into the centre of the little forest.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sands of Mars]

I shall therefore go to Premsong to-morrow, and if that is not a favourable place, return forthwith to Ghaloom's, and thence to Deeling to botanise on Thuma-thaya.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference

Men who fish, botanise, work with the turning-lathe, or gather sea-weeds, will make admirable husbands and a little amateur painting in water-colour shows the innocent and quiet mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginibus Puerisque and other papers] Reference

The ladies went off to saunter and to botanise, and.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rivers of Ice] Reference

Hardy went down to botanise in the swamp, while Meredith climbed towards the sun.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Victorian Age in Literature] Reference

We botanise, we look for nests, we geologise, we study birds through glasses, we garden.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Altar Fire] Reference

John Barret said he would start with them, but would at a certain point drop behind and botanise.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eagle Cliff] Reference

Some went to good points for sketching, some to botanise, and others to ascend the highest of the neighbouring peaks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freaks on the Fells Three Months' Rustication] Reference

Sooner or later Science will botanise a bit on your turnip ghosts; and make you look turnips yourselves for having taken any.    From Wordnik.com.  [Magic A Fantastic Comedy] Reference

The prospects are very beautiful, and we have charming green fields in which we walk, and in which dear Sophy could botanise at her ease.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1] Reference

One writer is content to botanise with him -- to study plant-lore, that is, with a theatrical manager, in his hard-earned leisure, for teacher.    From Wordnik.com.  [Milton] Reference

The other members of the company at the house, meanwhile, had scattered in various directions to fish, shoot, paint or botanise, according to fancy.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eagle Cliff] Reference

His occasional outbursts against the man of science -- the 'fingering slave' who would 'peep and botanise upon his mother's grave' -- are one version of his feeling.    From Wordnik.com.  [The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill] Reference

She spoiled the walk to the distant outlook, by stopping at every step, not merely to pick flowers, but to botanise on the weeds, and to calculate the distance advanced.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Elginbrod] Reference

As Dr Cockle was going on shore with one of the mates and a party of the men, he to botanise and they to obtain fresh provisions, I went up to the captain and asked leave to accompany him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler] Reference

It was not safe for the gentlemen to botanise in presence of these suspicious people; and therefore we rowed a mile higher up, to a green looking point on the same side, and landed about noon.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2] Reference

He must dance and ride admirably; he ought to shoot; he may sing and paint in water-colours, or botanise a little, and the faintest aroma of the most volatile literature will do him no harm; but he cannot be allowed preferences.    From Wordnik.com.  [Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series] Reference

He encouraged the boys and young men to botanise and observe nature in all forms, and though he would never allow nests to be taken, or even eggs if he could help it, he would give little prizes for the noting of any rare bird or butterfly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Father Payne]

She would never have invited her down if she had realised this in advance so much as the doctor's dry detachment from all their discussions, their readings and practisings, her constant expeditions to fish and botanise, subsequently enabled her to do.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II)] Reference

Let the young painter go to Fontainebleau, and while he stupefies himself with studies that teach him the mechanical side of his trade, let him walk in the great air, and be a servant of mirth, and not pick and botanise, but wait upon the moods of nature.    From Wordnik.com.  [Across the Plains: With Other Memories and Essays] Reference

An officer was sent on shore to search for fresh water and examine the beach with a view to hauling the seine, but had no success; the naturalist accompanied him, to botanise, and not coming down to the boat at dusk, the officer left a man with a fire on the beach, to wait his arrival.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2] Reference

In order to give the botanists an opportunity of examining the productions of Sandy Cape, I determined to remain here a day; and some natives being seen upon the beach, a boat was sent to commence an acquaintance with them; they however retired, and suffered Mr. Brown to botanise without disturbance.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2] Reference

Then I began to botanise all over my farm; in a little time I became acquainted with every vegetable that grew in my neighbourhood; and next ventured into Maryland, living among the Friends: in proportion as I thought myself more learned I proceeded farther, and by a steady application of several years I have acquired a pretty general knowledge of every plant and tree to be found in our continent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters from an American Farmer] Reference

"And they all botanise," said Alice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can You Forgive Her?] Reference

"Master Willie, ask Master Charles to come in (Charles had returned outside the cottage to botanise), then I'll tell ye all, yes, all.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mountain Moggy The Stoning of the Witch] Reference

To be sure he may botanise.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eagle Cliff] Reference

"I suppose you want to botanise?".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Heart of Una Sackville] Reference

No brain could botanise its growth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Top stories from Times Online] Reference

“And they all botanise,” said Alice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Can you forgive her?] Reference

'botanise upon their mother's grave.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII] Reference