Anecdotes of Remarkable Insects: Selected from Natural History, and Interspersed with PoetryBaldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1817 - 224 sider |
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Side 30
... small rain , which the ants foresaw . I have said before , that those Ants which I so particularly observed ... little animals take great care to provide themselves with wheat when they can find it , and always pick out the best ...
... small rain , which the ants foresaw . I have said before , that those Ants which I so particularly observed ... little animals take great care to provide themselves with wheat when they can find it , and always pick out the best ...
Side 32
... little animals . It appears from thence , that an Ant works as hard as a man , who should carry a very heavy load on his shoulders almost every day for the space of four leagues . It is true , those insects do not take so much pains ...
... little animals . It appears from thence , that an Ant works as hard as a man , who should carry a very heavy load on his shoulders almost every day for the space of four leagues . It is true , those insects do not take so much pains ...
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... little animals , especially the strongest , sur- rounded that piece of slate , and drew it equally in wonderful order : they removed it in the morning , and nothing could be more curious than to see those little animals about such a ...
... little animals , especially the strongest , sur- rounded that piece of slate , and drew it equally in wonderful order : they removed it in the morning , and nothing could be more curious than to see those little animals about such a ...
Side 54
... species of Ants in their natural state of freedom , he satisfied himself that perfect reliance could be placed on their accuracy . THE GREEN ANTS OF NEW HOLLAND . THESE little animals form their habita- tions by bending down the leaves ...
... species of Ants in their natural state of freedom , he satisfied himself that perfect reliance could be placed on their accuracy . THE GREEN ANTS OF NEW HOLLAND . THESE little animals form their habita- tions by bending down the leaves ...
Side 55
... little less painful at first than the sting of a bee , but the pain did not last above a minute . Another species of ... animals ; not- withstanding which , the vegetation of the plant suffers no injury . These Ants do not give pain by ...
... little less painful at first than the sting of a bee , but the pain did not last above a minute . Another species of ... animals ; not- withstanding which , the vegetation of the plant suffers no injury . These Ants do not give pain by ...
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Populære passager
Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 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.
Side 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.