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Page 84
... Italy eighteen to twenty , and in India only eleven days . After the above stated periods the insect breaks through the upper end of the cocoon , by emitting a liquid from its mouth , which moistens the gum with which it has lined the ...
... Italy eighteen to twenty , and in India only eleven days . After the above stated periods the insect breaks through the upper end of the cocoon , by emitting a liquid from its mouth , which moistens the gum with which it has lined the ...
Page 87
... Italy . In the wars of Charles the Eighth , in 1499 , in Italy , some gentlemen seeing the advantages of the commerce of silk , introduced the mulberry into France , and large plantations were soon raised in Provence . The first tree ...
... Italy . In the wars of Charles the Eighth , in 1499 , in Italy , some gentlemen seeing the advantages of the commerce of silk , introduced the mulberry into France , and large plantations were soon raised in Provence . The first tree ...
Page 88
... this precious wood . Not content with this first step , Colbert invited Le Sieur Benais , from Bologna , to superintend the unravelling of the cocoons ; and this the Italian did so well , that in a 88 [ CH . V. NATURAL HISTORY .
... this precious wood . Not content with this first step , Colbert invited Le Sieur Benais , from Bologna , to superintend the unravelling of the cocoons ; and this the Italian did so well , that in a 88 [ CH . V. NATURAL HISTORY .
Page 89
James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood. this the Italian did so well , that in a short time the raw thread of France was quite as beautiful as that of Italy . As a recompense for his skill , Benais re- ceived letters of nobility and ...
James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood. this the Italian did so well , that in a short time the raw thread of France was quite as beautiful as that of Italy . As a recompense for his skill , Benais re- ceived letters of nobility and ...
Page 90
... Italian . It appears from the statements which have been made , that there exist several kinds of this valuable worm : the one which is reared in Europe has been termed an annual ; while the one procured direct from 90 [ CH . V. NATURAL ...
... Italian . It appears from the statements which have been made , that there exist several kinds of this valuable worm : the one which is reared in Europe has been termed an annual ; while the one procured direct from 90 [ CH . V. NATURAL ...
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Page 43 - Which strike ev'n eyes incurious ; but each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings ; holds a rank which lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which Nature's self would rue.
Page 175 - The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
Page 7 - A DESCRIPTION OF PITCAIRN'S ISLAND, AND ITS INHABITANTS. With an Authentic Account of the Mutiny of the Ship Bounty, and of the subsequent Fortunes of the Mutineers.
Page 137 - Because like a watch it always cries click ; Then woe be to those in the house who are sick : For, as sure as a gun, they will give up the ghost, If the maggot cries click when it scratches the post. But a kettle of scalding hot water injected Infallibly cures the timber affected : The omen is broken, the danger is over ; The maggot will die, and the sick will recover.
Page 230 - Even so luxurious Men , unheeding , pass An idle summer life in fortune's shine , A season's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice; Till , blown away by death , oblivion comes Behind, and strikes them from the book of life.
Page 175 - They shall run like mighty men ; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks, neither shall one thrust another.
Page 175 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 230 - Fierce Winter sweeps them from the face of day. Even so luxurious men, unheeding, pass An idle summer life in fortune's shine, A season's glitter ! Thus they flutter on From toy to toy, from vanity to vice; Till, blown away by death, oblivion comes Behind, and strikes them from the book of life.
Page 175 - They shall run to and fro in the city ; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses ; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.