On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Notes, Commentaries, and Illustrations |
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Page 133
... produced 19 stems , and the astonishing number of 2345 grains . Mr. Martell of Southsea , Hants , cut a cucumber 5 ... produce re- minds us of a tradition of St. John , recorded by Ire- næus , where Christ is made to say , " The days ...
... produced 19 stems , and the astonishing number of 2345 grains . Mr. Martell of Southsea , Hants , cut a cucumber 5 ... produce re- minds us of a tradition of St. John , recorded by Ire- næus , where Christ is made to say , " The days ...
Page 155
... produced every season , males are produced only once in ten years . Both of them are found on stems , leaves , and roots of trees and plants ; and the females are exceedingly prolific . Huber conceives that ants chiefly communicate with ...
... produced every season , males are produced only once in ten years . Both of them are found on stems , leaves , and roots of trees and plants ; and the females are exceedingly prolific . Huber conceives that ants chiefly communicate with ...
Page 157
... produced its Lycurgus , China its Con- fucius , and Rome its Pliny ; France its Fenelon , Spain its Cervantes , Portugal its Camöens , and Po- land its Casimir . England has produced its New- ton , Switzerland its Gesner , Germany its ...
... produced its Lycurgus , China its Con- fucius , and Rome its Pliny ; France its Fenelon , Spain its Cervantes , Portugal its Camöens , and Po- land its Casimir . England has produced its New- ton , Switzerland its Gesner , Germany its ...
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