Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation, Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus, Volume 1R. Phillips, 1803 |
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... nest , of the same materials , laid in the same order , and made exactly of the same figure ; so that whenever a nest is seen , the bird that constructed it is immediately known . This circumstance is invariable in all birds and in ...
... nest , of the same materials , laid in the same order , and made exactly of the same figure ; so that whenever a nest is seen , the bird that constructed it is immediately known . This circumstance is invariable in all birds and in ...
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... nest , destroy on an average above three thousand Caterpillars every week . Does the farmer consider this , and yet issue an unlimited edict for their destruction ? Mankind in general want a proper degree of confi- dence in that Being ...
... nest , destroy on an average above three thousand Caterpillars every week . Does the farmer consider this , and yet issue an unlimited edict for their destruction ? Mankind in general want a proper degree of confi- dence in that Being ...
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... nest for her young , as most birds and quadrupeds do . She is content with the first hole she finds , where , sticking herself by her hooks against the sides of her apartment , she permits her young to hang at the nipple , and in this ...
... nest for her young , as most birds and quadrupeds do . She is content with the first hole she finds , where , sticking herself by her hooks against the sides of her apartment , she permits her young to hang at the nipple , and in this ...
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... nests of Partridges and Quails , seizes the mothers on the eggs , and destroys a vast quantity of game . He is exceed- ingly voracious , and when other food fails him , makes war against Rats , Field Mice , Serpents , Lizards and Toads ...
... nests of Partridges and Quails , seizes the mothers on the eggs , and destroys a vast quantity of game . He is exceed- ingly voracious , and when other food fails him , makes war against Rats , Field Mice , Serpents , Lizards and Toads ...
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... nests that the branches con- tained . At the same moment the Lion made a spring at him , but , missing his aim ... nest , hoping that the Lion had taken his departure ; when , to his great terror and astonishment , his eyes met ...
... nests that the branches con- tained . At the same moment the Lion made a spring at him , but , missing his aim ... nest , hoping that the Lion had taken his departure ; when , to his great terror and astonishment , his eyes met ...
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Page 11 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page xxii - The days of our age are threescore years and ten; and though men be so strong that they come to fourscore years : | yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow; so soon passeth it away, and we are gone.
Page 4 - The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done His marvellous works : that they ought to be had in remembrance.
Page 204 - He knew his lord ; he knew, and strove to meet ; In vain he strove to crawl and kiss his feet ; Yet (all he could) his tail, his ears, his eyes, Salute his master, and confess his joys.
Page 8 - I sat for some time, looking around me with amazement and terror. Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth of the rainy season, naked and alone, surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage. I was five hundred miles from the nearest European settlement. All these circumstances crowded at once on my recollection, and I confess that my spirits began to fail me.
Page 452 - Nature rais'd to take th' horizon in ; And head couch'd close betwixt her hairy feet, In act to spring away. The scented dew Betrays her early labyrinth ; and deep, In scatter'd sullen openings, far behind, With every breeze she hears the coming storm; But nearer, and more frequent, as it loads The sighing...
Page 196 - Inquisitive, nor leaves one turf untried, Till, conscious of the recent stains, his heart Beats quick; his snuffling nose, his active tail, Attest his joy; then, with deep opening mouth That makes the welkin tremble, he proclaims Th' audacious felon; foot by foot he marks His winding way, while all the listening crowd Applaud his reasonings.
Page 339 - She went off a second time as before, and having crawled a few paces, looked again behind her, and for some time stood moaning. But still her cubs not rising to follow her, she returned to them again, and with signs of inexpressible fondness, went round one and round the other, pawing them and moaning.
Page 193 - ... fawningly against the breast of a man, who had attracted his notice among the crowd, and delivered the book to him. The dog immediately returned to the place where he had landed, and watched with great attention for all the things that came from the wrecked vessel, seizing • them, and endeavouring to bring them to land.
Page 9 - Not a tree, A plant, a leaf, a blossom, but contains A folio volume. We may read, and read, And read again, and still find something new, Something to please, and something to instruct, E'en in the noisome weed.