Reflections on the Works of God, and on His Providence in the Regions of Nature, and in the Government of the Universe: From the German of Christopher Christian Sturm. A New Translation ...J. Sharpe, 1824 |
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... eggs , and that a nest must be built to hold their little ones and keep them warm ? —that this nest must be of a certain size , in order to accommodate a certain number of tenants ? Who has taught them the exact time that they should ...
... eggs , and that a nest must be built to hold their little ones and keep them warm ? —that this nest must be of a certain size , in order to accommodate a certain number of tenants ? Who has taught them the exact time that they should ...
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... eggs with peculiar solicitude , convey- ing them from place to place according to the temperature ; and their young ... egg , the parents may be seen busily employed in feeding them , an opera- tion extremely troublesome . A colony of ...
... eggs with peculiar solicitude , convey- ing them from place to place according to the temperature ; and their young ... egg , the parents may be seen busily employed in feeding them , an opera- tion extremely troublesome . A colony of ...
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... eggs ; in a short time they change into aurelia , and the latter into perfect ants . Most of the females , after depo- siting their eggs , perish , together with all the males . Of ants there are several species . The wood ants reside ...
... eggs ; in a short time they change into aurelia , and the latter into perfect ants . Most of the females , after depo- siting their eggs , perish , together with all the males . Of ants there are several species . The wood ants reside ...
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... egg , from whence issues a caterpillar , which is sub- sequently transformed into a chrysalis ; it then becomes a nymph , and finally a fly . The fly deposits its eggs on the water , where the sun hatches them : a little red worm then ...
... egg , from whence issues a caterpillar , which is sub- sequently transformed into a chrysalis ; it then becomes a nymph , and finally a fly . The fly deposits its eggs on the water , where the sun hatches them : a little red worm then ...
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... eggs and die : they never survive the day which gives them birth as flies . The history of the lives of these little insects should teach us how erroneous our judgments are upon the duration of our lives , when com- pared with eternity ...
... eggs and die : they never survive the day which gives them birth as flies . The history of the lives of these little insects should teach us how erroneous our judgments are upon the duration of our lives , when com- pared with eternity ...
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admiration Almighty animals appear arises AUGUST beauty behold bestowed birds bless body bounty butterfly carnivorous caterpillar cause chyle clouds cold colour consider contemplation countries creatures dark dear Reader delight derive discover display divers Dogstar duodenum earth effects eggs endowed eternal eyes fall feathers feet fish flowers fruits garden glory grass happiness heat heaven inhabitants insects instinct island juice JULY kinds kingdom labour lacteal larvæ latter light Lord mankind Molucca islands moon nature nests night objects observed oviparous pass perfect phenomena plants pleasures praise preservation prey produce quadrupeds rain rays rays of light reflect resemblance riety SEPTEMBER sleep sometimes songs of praise species spring stars storms substances summer surface thee thing thou thousand thunder tion torrid zone tree twilight utility vapours variety vegetable vine viviparous waterspouts whence wings wisdom wonderful worm