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abdomen Africa agouti animal ant-bear ant-eater ant-hills ant-lion antennæ ants aphides appear Arabs arachnide aranea ashkoko attack bees birds bite blackish body brown burrow called centre cicada claws colour common coney covered curious destroy destructive devour earth eggs enemies epeira eyes feed feet female ferruginous formica formica fusca four frequently genus grasshopper green ground gryllus Guiana habits hair head hole houses Huber inches inhabits insects Jamaica jaws jerboa kind labourers larvæ leaves legs length light lines Linnæus live locusts M'Leay mandibles manner maxillæ mouth native naturalists nature nest night observed ovate palpi petiole plants prey rabbit red ant remarkable resembles rocks rufous says seems seen shaphan side silk singular sometimes soon species spider spot surface Surinam swarms tail tarantula termites thorax threads tion trees tribe webs white ants whole wood yellow young
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Page 232 - And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron ; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Page 315 - as I have no means of knowing what is best to be done, I will be guided by the luck which shall attend this spider. If the insect shall make another effort to fix its thread, and shall be successful, I will venture a seventh time to try my fortune in Scotland; but if the spider shall fail, I will go to the wars in Palestine, and never return to my native country more.
Page 23 - Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Page viii - Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou takest away- their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created : and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Page 193 - There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; the conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; the locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; the spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings
Page 172 - He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; He that despiseth the gain of oppressions, That shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, That stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, And shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; He shall dwell on high: His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: Bread shall be given him ; his waters shall be sure.
Page 191 - They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
Page 346 - The weather had been fine and clear, and in the morning the air was full of patches of the flocculent web, as on an autumnal day in England. The ship was sixty miles distant from the land, in the direction of a steady though light breeze.
Page 257 - Did you admire my lamp, quoth he, As much as I your minstrelsy, You would abhor to do me wrong As much as I to spoil your song ; For 'twas the selfsame power divine Taught you. to sing, and me to shine ; That you with music, I with light Might beautify and cheer the night.
Page 314 - It was about this time that an incident took place, which, although it rests only on tradition in families of the name of Bruce, is rendered probable by the manners of the times. After receiving the last unpleasing intelligence from Scotland, Bruce was lying one morning on his wretched bed, and deliberating with himself whether he had not better resign all thoughts of again attempting to make good his right to the...