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... and no- velty of such a scene in the animal kingdom long arrested my attention , but after twenty - five minutes of constant observation , I was obliged to withdraw my eye from fatigue , without having seen the tor- 4 PORIFERA .
... and no- velty of such a scene in the animal kingdom long arrested my attention , but after twenty - five minutes of constant observation , I was obliged to withdraw my eye from fatigue , without having seen the tor- 4 PORIFERA .
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... observed and admired many masses of stony substance of singular beauty , the upper surface of which forms a multitude of thin vertical plates , set round a common centre , very much like the gills of a mushroom or fungus . These FUNGIA ...
... observed and admired many masses of stony substance of singular beauty , the upper surface of which forms a multitude of thin vertical plates , set round a common centre , very much like the gills of a mushroom or fungus . These FUNGIA ...
Page 10
... observe in this , apparently one of the most helpless and useless members of creation , the operations of the same power and foresight that shield and guard the highest and most intelligent . The Fungia , whilst it is alive , lies upon ...
... observe in this , apparently one of the most helpless and useless members of creation , the operations of the same power and foresight that shield and guard the highest and most intelligent . The Fungia , whilst it is alive , lies upon ...
Page 15
... observed leathery teat - shaped bodies cast up by the waves , which the fishermen not unaptly term cow's paps , and , when branching , dead men's fingers . They appear to possess little to invite attention ; " but let one of these lumps ...
... observed leathery teat - shaped bodies cast up by the waves , which the fishermen not unaptly term cow's paps , and , when branching , dead men's fingers . They appear to possess little to invite attention ; " but let one of these lumps ...
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... observations tend to throw discredit on this statement , which in itself seems improbable : the fishermen affirm that it abides with its stem inserted in the mud at the bot- tom ; and those which have been kept for observa- tion have ...
... observations tend to throw discredit on this statement , which in itself seems improbable : the fishermen affirm that it abides with its stem inserted in the mud at the bot- tom ; and those which have been kept for observa- tion have ...
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AMPHIBIA animalcules animals apparatus appearance arms beak beautiful beetle beneath birds bivalve body bones BRYOZOA called capable cavity cells cilia Class colour common commonly composed compound eyes covered creatures CRUSTACEA delicate deposited destitute devouring digestion edge eggs elytra engraving eyes Family feathers feed feet fins fishes flesh fluid Flustra fore furnished genera genus gills habits head hind horny incisors inhabit insect jaws jointed larva larvæ length lengthened less limbs living mantle matter membrane minute motion mouth muscles muscular MYRIAPODA nest observed Order organs orifice pair peculiar placed PLACENTALIA plates Polypes prey pupa quadrupeds rays resemble respiration ROTIFERA round Sea-pen seen shell side singular skeleton skin skull slender Slow-worm soft sometimes species Spiders spines stomach structure substance suckers surface swimming tail teeth tentacles thick Tiger Cowry tion toes transparent tribes tube upper vertebra whole wings worms young
Popular passages
Page 336 - 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.
Page 310 - Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.
Page 165 - Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Page 309 - His scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close seal. One is so near to another, That no air can come between them. They are joined one to another, They stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
Page 310 - 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 55 - The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Page 309 - By his neesings a light doth shine, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
Page 70 - I sunk my bucket to a level with the dredge's mouth, and proceeded in the most gentle manner to introduce Luidia to the purer element. Whether the cold air was too much for him or the sight of the bucket too terrific I know not, but in a moment he proceeded to dissolve his corporation, and at every mesh of the dredge his fragments were seen escaping. In despair I grasped at the largest, and brought up the extremity of an arm with its terminating eye, the spinous eyelid of which opened and closed...
Page 106 - O'er bog or steep, through strait, rough, dense, or rare, With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way, And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
Page 310 - His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.