Leaves from the Note Book of a NaturalistJ. W. Parker and son, 1852 - Всего страниц: 413 |
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... tree , pull- ing it forcibly by the feet for several minutes , in a manner that would have done credit to Mr. Calcraft and his assistants . The execution being apparently over , the lasso was removed : the bird got up , and walked about ...
... tree , pull- ing it forcibly by the feet for several minutes , in a manner that would have done credit to Mr. Calcraft and his assistants . The execution being apparently over , the lasso was removed : the bird got up , and walked about ...
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... trees , it would sit motionless , till it descried from a great dis- tance the servants bringing the dishes to the dinner- table . Then , spreading its sail - broad vans , down it came , and took its place behind its master's chair ...
... trees , it would sit motionless , till it descried from a great dis- tance the servants bringing the dishes to the dinner- table . Then , spreading its sail - broad vans , down it came , and took its place behind its master's chair ...
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... trees at last had scarce any leaves put forth in May . ' The eels might as well have staid patiently in their lake waiting for better times , as we must for milder weather . Whether the May of 1850 is to be like the May in 1125 , is a ...
... trees at last had scarce any leaves put forth in May . ' The eels might as well have staid patiently in their lake waiting for better times , as we must for milder weather . Whether the May of 1850 is to be like the May in 1125 , is a ...
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... tree , and half as many crowding against each other on the same dead branch , but never in such num- bers as to deserve the appellation of flocks . Each bird appeared to act independently of the other , each , as the desire for food ...
... tree , and half as many crowding against each other on the same dead branch , but never in such num- bers as to deserve the appellation of flocks . Each bird appeared to act independently of the other , each , as the desire for food ...
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... tree , in a niche formed by a portion of the bark having been separated from the trunk , & c . The nest itself he describes as rather shallow , of a rounded form , about five inches in diameter , and composed of fine twigs , neatly ...
... tree , in a niche formed by a portion of the bark having been separated from the trunk , & c . The nest itself he describes as rather shallow , of a rounded form , about five inches in diameter , and composed of fine twigs , neatly ...
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Стр. 25 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Стр. 110 - So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
Стр. 215 - Holds such an enmity with blood of man, That, swift as quicksilver, it courses through The natural gates and alleys of the body ; And, with a sudden vigour, it doth posset And curd, like eager droppings into milk, The thin and wholesome blood...
Стр. 265 - What hard mishap hath doomed this gentle swain? And questioned every gust of rugged wings That blows from off each beaked promontory : They knew not of his story...
Стр. 191 - Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
Стр. 359 - Sibila lambebant linguis vibrantibus ora. DIFFUGIMUS visu exsangues : illi agmine certo Laocoonta petunt; et primum parva duorum Corpora natorum serpens amplexus uterque Implicat , et miseros morsu depascitur artus. Post ipsum , auxilio subeuntem ac tela ferentem Corripiunt , spirisque ligant ingentibus : et jam Bis medium amplexi , bis collo squamea circum Terga dati , superant capite et cervicibus altis.
Стр. 205 - And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded : and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.
Стр. 160 - Such notes as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek. Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That owned the virtuous ring and glass, And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride...
Стр. 110 - Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed : and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and the herds, and the camels, into two companies ; and he said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the company which is left shall escape.
Стр. 90 - Elevated on the high dead limb of some gigantic tree that commands a wide view of the neighbouring shore and ocean, he seems calmly to contemplate the motions of the various feathered tribes that pursue their busy avocations below, — the snow-white Gulls slowly winnowing the air; the busy...