The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Svazek 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... of Insects . 36. On Transformation in general 37. On the Beauty and Variety of Butterflies 38. On the wonderful Operations of Bees ..... 346 ..... 357 365 373 THE CONTEMPLATIVE PHILOSOPHER . No. I. REFLECTIONS ON WINTER . CONTENTS .
... of Insects . 36. On Transformation in general 37. On the Beauty and Variety of Butterflies 38. On the wonderful Operations of Bees ..... 346 ..... 357 365 373 THE CONTEMPLATIVE PHILOSOPHER . No. I. REFLECTIONS ON WINTER . CONTENTS .
Strana 253
... bee sits on the bloom , extracting liquid sweets ' . Shakspeare , in a charming similitude , compares an exquisite strain of music , with its dying fall , to the sweet South , that breathes upon a bank of violets , stealing and giving ...
... bee sits on the bloom , extracting liquid sweets ' . Shakspeare , in a charming similitude , compares an exquisite strain of music , with its dying fall , to the sweet South , that breathes upon a bank of violets , stealing and giving ...
Strana 313
... bee , however magnified , still retains all its ori nal acuteness of termination . The most accurate engravings or embossments seem such rude and deformed work , when thus magnified , as if they had been wrought by a mattock or a trowel ...
... bee , however magnified , still retains all its ori nal acuteness of termination . The most accurate engravings or embossments seem such rude and deformed work , when thus magnified , as if they had been wrought by a mattock or a trowel ...
Strana 328
... bee and the ant furnish examples of neu- ters , which are absolutely barren : and the earth worm , and several shell animals , are hermaphro- dite , each individual possessing the prolific powers of both 328 The Contemplative ...
... bee and the ant furnish examples of neu- ters , which are absolutely barren : and the earth worm , and several shell animals , are hermaphro- dite , each individual possessing the prolific powers of both 328 The Contemplative ...
Strana 340
... bee , and the ant . Many of the wasp kind , like the bees , live in society , make combs in which the females deposit their eggs , and feed their caterpillars with an infe- rior species of honey . Others of them construct a separate ...
... bee , and the ant . Many of the wasp kind , like the bees , live in society , make combs in which the females deposit their eggs , and feed their caterpillars with an infe- rior species of honey . Others of them construct a separate ...
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