Anecdotes of Remarkable Insects: Selected from Natural History, and Interspersed with PoetryBaldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1817 - 224 strán (strany) |
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Strana 14
... earth as the material ; some collect , for the same purpose , fragments of leaves , of bark , or of straw ; others use nothing but finely pulverised por- tions of decayed wood . The solid substance of trees is excavated by another ...
... earth as the material ; some collect , for the same purpose , fragments of leaves , of bark , or of straw ; others use nothing but finely pulverised por- tions of decayed wood . The solid substance of trees is excavated by another ...
Strana 16
... earth below , others are employed in building an additional story on the top ; the masons making use of the ma- terials furnished by the miners . The plan of the cells and partitions is first traced in relief on the walls , which are ...
... earth below , others are employed in building an additional story on the top ; the masons making use of the ma- terials furnished by the miners . The plan of the cells and partitions is first traced in relief on the walls , which are ...
Strana 17
... earth are then applied at right angles to the tops of the walls , on each side , and continued in a hori- zontal direction , till they meet in the middle . The ceilings of the larger chambers are com pleted in the same manner ; the ...
... earth are then applied at right angles to the tops of the walls , on each side , and continued in a hori- zontal direction , till they meet in the middle . The ceilings of the larger chambers are com pleted in the same manner ; the ...
Strana 18
... earth ceasing to adhere together and crumbling into powder , frustrates all their labours : as soon as they find this to be the case , they , with one accord , set about destroy- ing the cells which they had begun , but had not been ...
... earth ceasing to adhere together and crumbling into powder , frustrates all their labours : as soon as they find this to be the case , they , with one accord , set about destroy- ing the cells which they had begun , but had not been ...
Strana 23
... earth , two feet deep , and fit to keep flowers in . That kind of parterre had been long uncultivated ; and therefore it was covered with old plaster , and a great deal of rubbish , that fell from the top of the house , and from the ...
... earth , two feet deep , and fit to keep flowers in . That kind of parterre had been long uncultivated ; and therefore it was covered with old plaster , and a great deal of rubbish , that fell from the top of the house , and from the ...
Časté výrazy a frázy
admiration antennæ Ants appearance beautiful insect BEETLE beneath birds body bound bright busy busy Bee Butterfly caterpillar ceived cells Children chrysalids Cicada Cochineal colour comb common Common Wasp corn covered creature curious destroy devoured Dismal Swamp earth Edition eggs elegant eyes female Flea flies flower frequently Glow-worm gold grain green GREGORY ground habitation half-bound head HISTORY OF DOMINICA hive hole honey hour inhabitants labour laid larvæ leaves legs light little animals live Locusts manner mouth nature nest night noise observed orange coloured pain particles piece proboscis propolis queen rain seen shine Silk-Worm snail sometimes soon species Spider spots spring sting story substance summer surface Surinam swarm tail thee thine thorax thou busy busy thread tion Transylvania trees trepan vols Walachia wasp whole WILLIAM COWPER wings worm yellow young
Populárne pasáže
Strana 9 - I would not enter on my list of friends (Though graced with polished manners and fine sense Yet wanting sensibility) the man Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm.
Strana 90 - Obedience : for so work the honey bees, Creatures that by a rule in nature teach The art of order to a peopled kingdom : They have a king, and officers of sorts ; Where some, like magistrates, correct at home, Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad...
Strana 90 - Which pillage they with merry march bring home To the tent-royal of their ( emperor; Who, busied in his majesty, surveys The singing masons building roofs of gold, The civil citizens kneading up the honey, The poor mechanic porters crowding in Their heavy burdens at his narrow gate, The sad-eyed justice, with his surly hum, Delivering o'er to executors pale The lazy yawning drone.
Strana 10 - The sum is this. If man's convenience, health, Or safety interfere, his rights and claims Are paramount, and must extinguish theirs, Else they are all — the meanest things that are, As free to live, and to enjoy that life, As God was free to form them at the first, Who in his sovereign wisdom made them all.
Strana 46 - THESE Emmets, how little they are in our eyes ! We tread them to dust, and a troop of them dies, Without our regard or concern : Yet, as wise as we are, if we went to their school, There 's many a sluggard and many a fool Some lessons of wisdom might learn.
Strana 172 - THE SNAIL. To grass, or leaf, or fruit, or wall, The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall, As if he grew there, house and all Together. Within that house secure he hides, When danger imminent betides Of storm, or other harm besides Of weather. Give but his horns the slightest touch, His self-collecting power is such, He shrinks into his house with much Displeasure. Where'er he dwells, he dwells alone, Except himself has chatties none, Well satisfied to be his own Whole treasure.
Strana 192 - While o'er th' enfeebling lute his hand he flung, And to the trembling chords these tempting verses sung : " Behold ! ye pilgrims of this earth, behold ! See all but man with unearn'd pleasure gay : See her bright robes the butterfly unfold, Broke from her wintry tomb in prime of May ! What youthful bride can equal her array ? Who can with her for easy pleasure vie...
Strana 108 - LITTLE inmate, full of mirth, Chirping on my kitchen hearth, Wheresoe'er be thine abode, Always harbinger of good, Pay me for thy warm retreat With a song more soft and sweet ; In return thou shalt receive Such a strain as I can give.
Strana 109 - Inoffensive, welcome guest ! While the rat is on the scout, And the mouse with curious snout, With what vermin else infest Every dish, and spoil the best ; Frisking thus before the fire, Thou hast all thine heart's desire.