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Page 28
... minute as to be almost invisible to the naked eye . Consequently it is to be observed , that these wings are not , as might be imagined , folded up like the wings of a beetle or an earwig , and hence it is that on the first extrication ...
... minute as to be almost invisible to the naked eye . Consequently it is to be observed , that these wings are not , as might be imagined , folded up like the wings of a beetle or an earwig , and hence it is that on the first extrication ...
Page 29
... minute quills ; but Reaumur considers them rather as scales , from being composed of small membranous plates , having nothing in com- mon with feathers . The number of these scales upon the wings of a single butterfly is really won ...
... minute quills ; but Reaumur considers them rather as scales , from being composed of small membranous plates , having nothing in com- mon with feathers . The number of these scales upon the wings of a single butterfly is really won ...
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... the affected parts for several minutes . This he found so efficacious , that , in the parts thus rubbed , the irritation immediately subsided . The great eggar moth ( Lasiocampa quercus ) , is CH . III . ] INSECTS WHICH FORM COCOONS . 55.
... the affected parts for several minutes . This he found so efficacious , that , in the parts thus rubbed , the irritation immediately subsided . The great eggar moth ( Lasiocampa quercus ) , is CH . III . ] INSECTS WHICH FORM COCOONS . 55.
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... minute gnawed bits of bark , strongly cemented together with a gummy secretion mixed with silk . There is , however , another spe- cies , whose proceedings have been detailed by Reau- mur , which far exceeds the others in the neatness ...
... minute gnawed bits of bark , strongly cemented together with a gummy secretion mixed with silk . There is , however , another spe- cies , whose proceedings have been detailed by Reau- mur , which far exceeds the others in the neatness ...
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... minute mosses or lichens , and which appears to be that of the marbled green moth ( Bryophila glandifera . ) This caterpillar forms a cocoon of a rounded form , surrounded with moss , of which small tufts are fastened together so as to ...
... minute mosses or lichens , and which appears to be that of the marbled green moth ( Bryophila glandifera . ) This caterpillar forms a cocoon of a rounded form , surrounded with moss , of which small tufts are fastened together so as to ...
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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.