The hive and its wondersReligious Tract Society, 1876 - 16 páginas |
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Términos y frases comunes
abroad Africa antennæ appear attack baskets become bee-bread bee-hives begin blossoms body build busy Bee called CHAPTER cluster collecting honey colony colour comb Cottage covering cradles curious death destroy door drones eggs enemies entrance flowers follow formed fragrant garden hatched head hive contained hollow tree honey-bag honey-bee hour Judea kill kind labours larvæ leave the hive length light little bee little creatures little insect live mouth nearly nectar nest never nurse bees once owner passes perceive piece of honeycomb poison pollen poor bee propolis pupa queen bee RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY rest royal cells season seems seen shape sheath side singular sometimes soon South Africa sting stranger queen swarm sweet stores thee thou busy thousand wax-makers waxen weather well-filled hive white clover wild bees Wild honey wings wisdom wonders worker bee worker-bee young worms
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Página 119 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Página 119 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Página 26 - The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of Man, and shall come forth...
Página 125 - And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
Página 70 - As abroad I took my early way, Before the cow from her resting-place Had risen up, and left her trace On the meadow with dew so grey, Saw I thee, thou busy, busy bee ! Thou wert working late, thou busy, busy bee ! After the fall of the cistus...
Página 115 - Be not deceived ; God is not mocked : for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption ; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Página 48 - ... have cells on both sides, the cells may either be exactly opposite, having partition against partition, or the bottom of a cell may rest upon the partitions between the cells on the other side, which will serve as a buttress to strengthen it. The last way is best for strength ; accordingly, the bottom of each cell rests against the point where three partitions meet on the other side, which gives it all the strength possible.
Página 14 - Africa exactly corresponds with the domestic garden bee' of England. They are very generally diffused throughout every part of Africa, beeswax forming a considerable part of the cargoes of ships trading to the Gold and Ivory Coasts, and the deadly district of Sierra Leone, on the western shores of Africa. Interesting as the honey-bird is, and though sweet be the stores to which it leads, I have often had cause to wish it far enough, as, when following the warm
Página 62 - We seek the bloom of the eglantine, Of the painted thistle and brier ; And follow the steps of the wandering vine, Whether it trail on the earth, supine, Or round the aspiring tree-top twine, And reach for a state still higher.
Página 119 - For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of His place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. And the mountains shall be molten under Him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.