Table-talk; Or, Selections from the Ana: Containing Extracts from the Different Collections of Ana, French, English, Italian, and German. With Bibliographical Notices |
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Page 59
... effects pro- ceed ? I think I can imagine a cause , which , though not apparent , is very far from being on that account ... effect is common , constant , and fre- quently visible . We know that these insects , by a natural revolution ...
... effects pro- ceed ? I think I can imagine a cause , which , though not apparent , is very far from being on that account ... effect is common , constant , and fre- quently visible . We know that these insects , by a natural revolution ...
Page 60
... effect , 1 mean severe frost , which either totally , or in a great measure , destroys these insects ; for sometimes their num- ber is so great that some escape the rigour of the season , and keep up the contagion , as was the case ...
... effect , 1 mean severe frost , which either totally , or in a great measure , destroys these insects ; for sometimes their num- ber is so great that some escape the rigour of the season , and keep up the contagion , as was the case ...
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... effect similar to that of a burning glass , marking them here and there with round spots . Naturalists have been much puzzled about the cause , but the truth , I think , is this : -During fine weather , a certain por- tion of dust is ...
... effect similar to that of a burning glass , marking them here and there with round spots . Naturalists have been much puzzled about the cause , but the truth , I think , is this : -During fine weather , a certain por- tion of dust is ...
Page 62
... effect similar to that of a burning glass , marking them here and there with round spots . Naturalists have been much puzzled about the cause , but the truth , I think , is this : -During fine weather , a certain por- tion of dust is ...
... effect similar to that of a burning glass , marking them here and there with round spots . Naturalists have been much puzzled about the cause , but the truth , I think , is this : -During fine weather , a certain por- tion of dust is ...
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... effect . If the shower happens to be heavy , and to last for some time , the same effect is not produced , be- cause the dust is by degrees washed off , and the drops of rain , losing their globular form , spread over the leaf , and ...
... effect . If the shower happens to be heavy , and to last for some time , the same effect is not produced , be- cause the dust is by degrees washed off , and the drops of rain , losing their globular form , spread over the leaf , and ...
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