The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography, Literature, Natural History, and Biography ...Wm. S. Orr and Company, 1838 |
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... feed upon the earth in which they live , whilst others state that they attack the roots of living plants ; and by some it is affirmed , that in this state they scarcely do any mischief to plants , feeding upon putrescent wood . This ...
... feed upon the earth in which they live , whilst others state that they attack the roots of living plants ; and by some it is affirmed , that in this state they scarcely do any mischief to plants , feeding upon putrescent wood . This ...
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... feeding upon grass ; and it is recorded that in Sweden , towards the middle of the last century , its ravages were so ... feed upon the delicious repast afforded by these caterpil- 1 lars ; but so greatly was the vegetation destroyed ...
... feeding upon grass ; and it is recorded that in Sweden , towards the middle of the last century , its ravages were so ... feed upon the delicious repast afforded by these caterpil- 1 lars ; but so greatly was the vegetation destroyed ...
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... feeding upon the cheese cause it to fly . These larvæ are long , cylindrical , and composed decay ; the fine powder ... feed upon animal matter . Their most remarkable characters , and the one from which they obtain their name , is that ...
... feeding upon the cheese cause it to fly . These larvæ are long , cylindrical , and composed decay ; the fine powder ... feed upon animal matter . Their most remarkable characters , and the one from which they obtain their name , is that ...
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... feeding at the bottom , when the water is about a fathom deep . Sometimes the animal discovers the approach of his ... feed , in both of these , than those are in more earthy formations . Volcanic matter always contains a considerable ...
... feeding at the bottom , when the water is about a fathom deep . Sometimes the animal discovers the approach of his ... feed , in both of these , than those are in more earthy formations . Volcanic matter always contains a considerable ...
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... feed , and more of the substance of their food can go to the increase of their size . These particulars vary much in ... feeding apparatus , which , however , is much less satisfactory in the case of fishes than in that of any other ...
... feed , and more of the substance of their food can go to the increase of their size . These particulars vary much in ... feeding apparatus , which , however , is much less satisfactory in the case of fishes than in that of any other ...
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Page 302 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Page 109 - Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man seeking goodly pearls : who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Page 361 - His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself with half-opened wings, on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surge foam around.
Page 361 - ... coursing along the sands; trains of ducks streaming over the surface — silent and watchful cranes intent and wading ; clamorous crows, and all the winged multitudes that subsist by the bounty of this vast liquid magazine of nature. High over all these hovers one, whose action instantly arrests his whole attention.
Page 361 - ... rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent when, with a sudden scream, probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish. The Eagle, poising himself for a moment as if to take a more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it in his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods.
Page 109 - The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Page 37 - 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 312 - ... before them. The hospitable monks, though their revenue is scanty, open their doors to every stranger that presents himself. To be cold, to be weary, to be benighted, constitute the title to their comfortable shelter, their cheering meal, and their agreeable discourse.
Page 312 - In these regions the traveller is often overtaken by the most severe weather, even after days of cloudless beauty, when the glaciers glitter in the sunshine, and the pink flowers of the rhododendron appear as if they were never to be sullied by the tempest. But a storm suddenly comes on; the roads are rendered impassable by drifts of snow; the avalanches...