Spectacle de la Nature: Or, Nature Display'd. Being Discourses on Such Particulars of Natural History as Were Thought Most Proper to Excite the Curiosity, and Form the Minds of Youth. ... Translated from the Original French, by Mr. Humphreys |
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... himself with the Study of Infects ? We commonly deftroy them , at least they are not much regarded . If you intend to regulate your Pleasures by mine , you will chufe a very unfafhi- onable Model . To enjoy rational Delights , ac ...
... himself with the Study of Infects ? We commonly deftroy them , at least they are not much regarded . If you intend to regulate your Pleasures by mine , you will chufe a very unfafhi- onable Model . To enjoy rational Delights , ac ...
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... himself to cre- ate them , is it beneath us to confider them ? but when we examine them in a nearer View , they afford us infinite Matter of Aftonishment . Judge , then , Sir , by what is moft obvious and familjar to our Obfervation ...
... himself to cre- ate them , is it beneath us to confider them ? but when we examine them in a nearer View , they afford us infinite Matter of Aftonishment . Judge , then , Sir , by what is moft obvious and familjar to our Obfervation ...
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... himself an advantageous Kennel , and the fame Industry with which we see a Bird make itself a convenient Neft ; I fay , we shall find all this actuating a little Fly , in her Choice of a commo- dious Manfion for her minute Pofterity ...
... himself an advantageous Kennel , and the fame Industry with which we see a Bird make itself a convenient Neft ; I fay , we shall find all this actuating a little Fly , in her Choice of a commo- dious Manfion for her minute Pofterity ...
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... himself with the moft common Employments of Life , that are conftant- ly practised ? Prior . There would be fomething much above a mere Amusement to be gained by it . The Judgment would be cultivated , because it would acquire just ...
... himself with the moft common Employments of Life , that are conftant- ly practised ? Prior . There would be fomething much above a mere Amusement to be gained by it . The Judgment would be cultivated , because it would acquire just ...
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... himself , and makes whatever he has occafion for , with his own Hands , Countess . I allow you to enlarge on my Son's Commendations , because you have fo great a Share in them yourself . I have infinite Obligations to you , Sir , and ...
... himself , and makes whatever he has occafion for , with his own Hands , Countess . I allow you to enlarge on my Son's Commendations , because you have fo great a Share in them yourself . I have infinite Obligations to you , Sir , and ...
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afcend Affiftance againſt Animals Bark becauſe Bees befide beſt Birds Body Caterpillars Cells Chev Chevalier Chives cloſe Colours compleat compofed Confequence Count Countefs Countess Curiofity defire diſcover Diſtance Earth Eggs faften fame fecond feems feen feminal fenfible ferves feveral fhall fhould Fibres fince firft firſt Fiſh Flowers fmall fome fometimes Form ftill ftrong fuch fufficient fuftain fupplied furniſhed Glew herſelf himſelf Hive Induſtry Infects Inftance inſtead itſelf Juices Labours laft leaft leaſt Leaves lefs likewife Manner moft moſt muft muſt myſelf Nature neceffary Neft Nouriſhment Number Nymph obferve Occafion Paffage pafs Plant pleaſe Pleaſure prefent preferve Prior Provifions Purpoſe raiſe Reafon reft rife Seed ſhe Shell Silk Silk-Worms Skin ſmall Species Spider thefe thefe Creatures themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thouſand Thread thro tion Tree Trunk uſe Utricles Veffels Wafps Water whofe whole Wings Wood Worm Young