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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... whofe Cabinet has ever been inacceffible to the low Singu- larities of Infidels and Sceptics . The worthy Author of the follow- ing Conversations , has charmed fo many of the politeft Readers , with his engaging Display of Nature , that ...
... whofe Cabinet has ever been inacceffible to the low Singu- larities of Infidels and Sceptics . The worthy Author of the follow- ing Conversations , has charmed fo many of the politeft Readers , with his engaging Display of Nature , that ...
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... whofe Improvement_we were follicitous , are far from expecting this Method from us : On the contrary if this fmal Work has obtain'd a favourable Reception from the Public , that Happi- ness results from the Accommodation of our ...
... whofe Improvement_we were follicitous , are far from expecting this Method from us : On the contrary if this fmal Work has obtain'd a favourable Reception from the Public , that Happi- ness results from the Accommodation of our ...
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... whofe Elaftic Spring the Creature darts along . ( c ) The Egg of a Flea at large . ( d ) The fame Egg , bruifed by the Worm that springs from it . ( e ) The Worm which contains the Flea . ( f ) The Chryfalis divefted of its Vermicular ...
... whofe Elaftic Spring the Creature darts along . ( c ) The Egg of a Flea at large . ( d ) The fame Egg , bruifed by the Worm that springs from it . ( e ) The Worm which contains the Flea . ( f ) The Chryfalis divefted of its Vermicular ...
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... whofe Body is an Affemblage of many little Şcales , which di- late by unfolding themselves , or contract by flid- ing over one another , like Braffets or Cuiffes , in our old Suits of Armour . Chev . Your Lordfhip has fhewn me feveral ...
... whofe Body is an Affemblage of many little Şcales , which di- late by unfolding themselves , or contract by flid- ing over one another , like Braffets or Cuiffes , in our old Suits of Armour . Chev . Your Lordfhip has fhewn me feveral ...
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... whofe Elasticity imme- diately launches them out of the Reach of Infult . In a word , when they are deftitute of Force , Stratagem fupplies its Place ; and the perpetual War we see among Animals , furnishes most of them with their ...
... whofe Elasticity imme- diately launches them out of the Reach of Infult . In a word , when they are deftitute of Force , Stratagem fupplies its Place ; and the perpetual War we see among Animals , furnishes most of them with their ...
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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