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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... Moft Obedient And Moft Devoted Humble Servant , Samuel Humphreys . THE PREFACE . F all the Methods capable of being DEDICATION .
... Moft Obedient And Moft Devoted Humble Servant , Samuel Humphreys . THE PREFACE . F all the Methods capable of being DEDICATION .
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... Sir , by what is moft obvious and familjar to our Obfervation , how much that which lies concealed from our Eyes and Reason , would fur- prize us , were it divefted of its Veil . 7 10 6 Insects . 9 10 3 Plate 2 Every 4 DIALOGUE I.
... Sir , by what is moft obvious and familjar to our Obfervation , how much that which lies concealed from our Eyes and Reason , would fur- prize us , were it divefted of its Veil . 7 10 6 Insects . 9 10 3 Plate 2 Every 4 DIALOGUE I.
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... Moft of them have a Trunk , more won- derful for its various Ufes than the Elephant's , and which , to fome , ferves as an Alembic , for the Di- ftillation of a Syrup , whichMan could never imitate . To others it performs the Office of ...
... Moft of them have a Trunk , more won- derful for its various Ufes than the Elephant's , and which , to fome , ferves as an Alembic , for the Di- ftillation of a Syrup , whichMan could never imitate . To others it performs the Office of ...
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... moft Infects have alfo the Gift of flying : Some , as the Dragon - Fly , have four large Wings , which correfpond with the Length of their Bodies ; others , whofe Wings are of that exquifite Fineness that the leaft Friction would tear ...
... moft Infects have alfo the Gift of flying : Some , as the Dragon - Fly , have four large Wings , which correfpond with the Length of their Bodies ; others , whofe Wings are of that exquifite Fineness that the leaft Friction would tear ...
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... moft , range them in better Order , and grow acquainted with his whole Retinue . The Origin of Infects . Their first State . Count . With all my Heart . Let us begin then with their Birth . Eve ry Infect is generated , like other A ...
... moft , range them in better Order , and grow acquainted with his whole Retinue . The Origin of Infects . Their first State . Count . With all my Heart . Let us begin then with their Birth . Eve ry Infect is generated , like other A ...
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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