 | William Kirby, William Spence - Entomology - 1818 - 552 pages
...arriving at once, compel them to let go their hold, and the single combats recommence. At the approach of night, each party gradually retreats to its own...and peace is restored. Such is the account given by M. Huber of a battle he witnessed. In these engagements, he observes, their fary is so wrought up,... | |
 | 1821 - 438 pages
...gradually retreats to its own city ; bat before the following dawn the combat is renewed with redonbled fury, and occupies a greater extent of ground. These...they forget their quarrel, and peace is restored. TO THE EDITOR. If you think the following very logical speech, delivered by (what some term) an uncivilized... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - Entomology - 1823 - 556 pages
...arriving at once, compel them to let go their hold, and the single combats recommence. At the approach of night, each party gradually retreats to its own...their quarrel, and peace is restored. Such is the accpunt given by M. Huber of a battle he witnessed. In these engagements, he observes, their fury is... | |
 | Insects - 1825 - 182 pages
...contrary directions till the strongest party prevails, and the single combats recommence. At the approach of night each party gradually retreats to its own...combat is renewed with redoubled fury, and occupies a larger space, inspiring j'ou to exclaim with the poet's martial fervour, " The combat deepens — onv... | |
 | William Rhind - Natural history - 1830 - 262 pages
...them to let go their hold, and the single combats recommence." At the approach of night, each party retreats to its own city ; but before the following...forget their quarrel, and peace is restored. Such is their eagerness and fury while engaged in these combats, that though M. Huber was close to them watching... | |
 | 1837 - 322 pages
...arriving at once, compel them to let go their held, and the singlecorabatants recommence. At the approach of night, each party gradually retreats to its own...they forget their quarrel, and peace is restored. There was once in a certain part of India such a voluminous library, that a theusand camels were requisite... | |
 | Edinburgh (Scotland) - 1841 - 504 pages
...arrive at once, compel them to let go their hold, and the single combat recommences. At the approach of night, each party gradually retreats to its own...violent rains separating the combatants, they forget then- quarrel, and peace is restored. In these engagements the combatants exhibit the greatest fury,... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - Entomology - 1843 - 452 pages
...arriving at once conIpel them to let go their hold, and the single combats recommence. At the approach of night, each party gradually retreats to its own...and peace is restored. Such is the account given by M. Huber of a battle he witnessed. In these engagements, he observes, their fury is so wrought up,... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - Entomology - 1846 - 642 pages
...them to let go their hold, and the single combats recommence. At the approach of night, each parly gradually retreats to its own city ; but before the...and peace is restored. Such is the account given by M. Huber of a battle he witnessed. In these engagements, he observes, their fury is so wrought up,... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Tracts - 1846 - 282 pages
...arriving at once, compel them to let go their hold, and the single combats recommence. At the approach of night, each party gradually retreats to its own...they forget their quarrel, and peace is restored." After such combats, the slain are generally devoured, just as the strong often devour the sickly and... | |
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... are formed of six, eight, or sometimes ten, all hooked together and struggling pertinaciously for the mastery : the equilibrium remains unbroken, till a number of champions from the same nest arriving at once, compel them to let go their hold, and... 
