 | 1821 - Počet stránok 476
...point is so sharp that it easily makes its way through very small openings. It is supposed to have an acute sense of smell, for no sooner does a person stop where leeches abound, than they appear to crowd eagerly to the spot from all quarters. " Those who... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 440
...point is so sharp that it easily makes its way through very small openings. It is supposed to have an acute sense of smell, for no sooner does a person stop where leeches abound, than they appear to crowd eagerly to the spot from all quarters. " Those »ho... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 496
...point is to sharp, that it easily makes its way through very small openings. It is supposed to have an acute sense of smell, for no sooner does a person stop where leeches abound, than they appear to crowd eagerly to the spot from all quarters. " Those who... | |
 | 1822 - Počet stránok 606
...point is so sharp, that it easily makes its way through very small openings. It is supposed to have an acute sense of smell, for no sooner does a person stop where leeches abound, than they appear to crowd eagerly to the spot from all quarters. " Those who... | |
 | John Ryley, John Gawthorp, John Whitley - 1822 - Počet stránok 344
...point is so sharp that it easily makes its way through very small openings. It is supposed to have an acute sense of smell, for no sooner does a person stop where leeches abound, than they appear to crowd eagerly to the spot from all quarters. " Those who... | |
 | 1826 - Počet stránok 670
...and tapering before — and in substance semi-transparent. It is very active, and is supposed to have an acute sense of smell, for no sooner does a person stop where leeches abound than they crowd eagerly to- the spot from all * Ephemerides des Curieux, &.t.... | |
 | Henry Marshall - 1846 - Počet stránok 342
...compass, the head and body being pushed forward, and then bringing up the tail. It is supposed to possess an acute sense of smell; for no sooner does a person stop where leeches abound, than they crowd with great eagerness to the spot, from all quarters, and fasten... | |
 | 1852 - Počet stránok 548
...semi-transparent in substance ; iu form, tapering towards the fore-part, —above, roundish,— below, fiat ; it apparently possesses an acute sense of smell, for...extent of their injuries in the case of a person in jood health, but animal* suffer more severely from their attacks. — TB. are not called upon to praise,... | |
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... and is nearly semitransparent. It is very active, and is said occasionally to spring. Its powers of contraction and extension are very great. It is like a fine cord when fully extended, and its point is so sharp, that it easily makes its way through... 