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... miles in length , tended very much to foster in me a love for nature and na- tural history , which has always formed a very sweet ingredient in the mixed cup of life , and which , I am very certain , will give still increas- ing ...
... miles in length , tended very much to foster in me a love for nature and na- tural history , which has always formed a very sweet ingredient in the mixed cup of life , and which , I am very certain , will give still increas- ing ...
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... miles , in which the river twice crossed " our course . In some places I saw swallows 66 circling in the air ; a cheering sight to the " thirsty traveller , and a sure indication of " water being near . " In our way over the plain , we ...
... miles , in which the river twice crossed " our course . In some places I saw swallows 66 circling in the air ; a cheering sight to the " thirsty traveller , and a sure indication of " water being near . " In our way over the plain , we ...
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... mile in a minute . Our little fly , in her " swiftest flight , will , in the same space of time , 66 go more than the third of a mile . Now , 66 compare the infinite difference of the size of " the two animals ( ten millions of the fly ...
... mile in a minute . Our little fly , in her " swiftest flight , will , in the same space of time , 66 go more than the third of a mile . Now , 66 compare the infinite difference of the size of " the two animals ( ten millions of the fly ...
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... mile to the left , forms the extremities of a deep bay , the shore of which is composed of a pure white sand . The land , forming the amphitheatre of the bay , rises in undulating hills on each side , while in the centre , a small ...
... mile to the left , forms the extremities of a deep bay , the shore of which is composed of a pure white sand . The land , forming the amphitheatre of the bay , rises in undulating hills on each side , while in the centre , a small ...
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... miles long and as many broad , and each formed of one single pearl . Had you been born and bred a Turk , such you would have expected as the reward of your faith in the Koran , and of the zeal displayed in your exertions for its propa ...
... miles long and as many broad , and each formed of one single pearl . Had you been born and bred a Turk , such you would have expected as the reward of your faith in the Koran , and of the zeal displayed in your exertions for its propa ...
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Page 212 - No, faith, not a jot ; but to follow him thither with modesty enough, and likelihood to lead it: As thus; Alexander died, Alexander was buried, Alexander returneth to dust ; the dust is earth ; of earth we make loam : And why of that loam, whereto he was converted, might they not stop a beer-barrel...
Page 221 - The voluntary outpouring of the public feeling, made to-day, from the North to the South, and from the East to the West, proves this sentiment to be both just and natural.
Page 115 - To view the structure of this little work, A bird's nest. Mark it well, within, without. No tool had he that wrought, no knife to cut, No nail to fix, no bodkin to insert, No glue to join; his little beak was all. And yet how neatly finish'd ! What nice hand, With ev'ry implement and means of art, And twenty years apprenticeship to boot, Could make me such another?
Page 7 - The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. The arrow cannot make him flee: sling stones are turned with him into stubble. Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
Page 128 - The swain responsive as the milkmaid sung, The sober herd that lowed to meet their young, The noisy geese that gabbled o'er the pool, The playful children just let loose from school, The watchdog's voice that bayed the whispering wind, And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind, — These all in sweet confusion sought the shade And filled each pause the nightingale had made.
Page 58 - Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? Or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may break them.
Page 249 - From soundings made in the situation where these animals were found, it is probable the sea is upwards of a mile in depth; but whether these substances occupy the -whole depth, is uncertain. Provided, however, the depth to which, 'they extend be but 250 fathoms, the above immense number of one species may occur in a space of two miles square.
Page 130 - ... each note lower and lower, till the last is scarcely heard, pausing a moment or two betwixt every note, and you will have some idea of the moaning of the largest goat-sucker in Demerara. Four other species of the goat-sucker articulate some words so distinctly that they have received their names from the sentences they utter, and absolutely bewilder the stranger on his arrival in these parts. The most common one sits down close by your door, and flies and alights three or four yards before you,...
Page 70 - June 14. — I was much pleased this day by detecting the stratagems of a common wren to conceal its nest from observation. It had formed a hollow space in the thatch, on the inside of my cow-shed, in which it had placed its nest by the side of a rafter, and finished it with its usual neatness ; but lest the orifice of its cell should engage attention, it had negligently hung a ragged piece of moss on the straw-work, concealing the entrance, and apparently proceeding from the rafter ; and so perfect...
Page 58 - Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, And warmeth them in the dust, And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: Her labour is in vain without fear; Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.