 | 1867 - 964 pages
...is one of the most cheerful objects that con bo looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoymeut : so busy and so pleased : yet it is only a specimen...insect life, with which, by reason of the animal being half-domesticated, we happen to be better acquainted. 'Tis a picture in memory distinctly defined,... | |
 | William Paley - 1819 - 302 pages
...being half domesticated, we happen to.be better, acquainted than we are with that of others.—The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent upon their proper iinployments anil, under every variety of constitution, gratified, and perhaps equally gratified, by... | |
 | Thomas Brown - 1822 - 594 pages
...flowers in spring, is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment ; so busy and so pleased : yet it...better acquainted than we are with that of others."* Such is the seemingly happy existence of that minute species of life, which is so abundant in every... | |
 | 1822 - 192 pages
...that 5*oDe of the most cheer.<p,'fe " pe,rf to can be looked upor> be all enjoyment, so busy and go pleased,, • Yet it is only a specimen of insect life, with which; by reason of the animal being domesticated, we happen to be better acquainted than we are with that of others. The whole tribe of... | |
 | William Russell - 1823 - 164 pages
...objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment: it is always busy, and always pleased ; yet it is only a specimen of insect life,...we happen to be better acquainted than we are with others. The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent upon then, proper employments,... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 382 pages
...flowers in spring, is one ! of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment ; so busy, and so pleased , yet it...life, with which, by reason of the animal being half doi mestieated, we happen to be better acquainted than i we are with that of others. The whale winged... | |
 | William Paley - 1826 - 320 pages
...flowers in spring, is one of the cheerfullest objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment; so busy, and so pleased ; yet it...happen to be better acquainted than we are with that of others.—The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent upon their proper employments... | |
 | 1826 - 188 pages
...flowers in spring is one of llie most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment, so busy and so pleased. Yet it is...insect life^ with which, by reason of the animal being domesticated, we happen to be better acquainted than we are with that of others. The whole tribe of... | |
 | Thomas Brown, Levi Hedge - 1827 - 400 pages
...flowers in spring, is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked ug>on. Its life appears to be all enjoyment ; so busy and so pleased : yet it...better acquainted than we are with that of others." * Such is the seemingly happy existence of that minute species of life, which is so abundant in every... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...of insect life, with which, because the animal is half domesticated, we are better acquainted than with that of others. The whole winged insect tribe,...variety of constitution, gratified, and perhaps equally, by the offices which- the Author of their nature has assigned to them. Nor are the waters less peopled... | |
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A bee amongst the flowers in spring is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment ; so busy, and so pleased ; yet it is only a specimen of insect life, with which, by reason of the animal being half... 
