The hive and its wonders1853 |
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... close its eyes again upon this world for ever , but for the fond care and watchfulness of its kind friends . What love and tenderness is shown to the little babe to preserve its feeble life ! Not so with the young bee . It needs no ...
... close its eyes again upon this world for ever , but for the fond care and watchfulness of its kind friends . What love and tenderness is shown to the little babe to preserve its feeble life ! Not so with the young bee . It needs no ...
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... close of summer , scattered thickly around the door of their dwelling . This may seem to us very cruel . But the bees always act in this manner ; when they have no further use for their weaker companions , those who are strong and ...
... close of summer , scattered thickly around the door of their dwelling . This may seem to us very cruel . But the bees always act in this manner ; when they have no further use for their weaker companions , those who are strong and ...
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... close into the cell . Sometimes the industrious bees provide so great a quantity of this bread as to fill a large number of their cells with it . It is dark - coloured when in the comb , very bitter to the taste , and not much admired ...
... close into the cell . Sometimes the industrious bees provide so great a quantity of this bread as to fill a large number of their cells with it . It is dark - coloured when in the comb , very bitter to the taste , and not much admired ...
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... close union with each other . Both the sides and bottoms of the cells are thin as a sheet of fine writing paper ; and as walls so thin would be always crumbling and breaking at the edge , from the passing in and out of the bees , they ...
... close union with each other . Both the sides and bottoms of the cells are thin as a sheet of fine writing paper ; and as walls so thin would be always crumbling and breaking at the edge , from the passing in and out of the bees , they ...
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... close up every chink in their hive by which it could enter . In the darkness the bee builds her comb , fills the cells with honey , feeds her young , and attends to all their wants . Although so many thousand bees are at work , they THE ...
... close up every chink in their hive by which it could enter . In the darkness the bee builds her comb , fills the cells with honey , feeds her young , and attends to all their wants . Although so many thousand bees are at work , they THE ...
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Términos y frases comunes
appear baskets become bee-bread bee-hive beeswax begin bird blossoms body bottom bower build build her comb built busy bee called CHAPTER close cluster collecting honey colour comb contains covered curious destroy drones dwelling early eggs enemies entrance fastened flower fond formed fragrant gather glass hatched head honey-bag honey-bee honeycomb instinct kind labours laid larvæ leave the hive legs light little bee little creature little insect little worm live load moth mouth nectar never nurse-bees once pass perhaps plenty pollen poor bee prepare the wax propolis queen-bee ranges of cells royal cells season seen shape side single singular slip of wood sometimes soon sting summer swarm sweet thee things thou busy treasure tree usually VALLEY OF DECISION wax-makers waxen white clover wild-bees wings wonderful worker-bee workers worm young bees
Pasajes populares
Página 98 - And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
Página 117 - So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul : when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
Página 117 - The full soul loatheth an honeycomb ; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Página 102 - Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall : but the LORD helped me. The LORD is my strength and song : and is become my salvation.
Página 126 - 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 66 - And colour the eastern sky, With its blended hues of saffron and lake, Then say to each other, " Awake ! awake !" For our winter's honey is all to make, And our bread, for a long supply.
Página 55 - Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command ; To thee I consecrate my days : Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise.
Página 73 - 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 14 - O Thou, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world how great art Thou ! How glorious is Thy Name ! WINDSOR.
Página 109 - THOU cheerful Bee ! come, freely come, And travel round my woodbine bower ; Delight me with thy wandering hum, And rouse me from my musing hour. Oh ! try no more those tedious fields, Come, taste the sweets my garden yields : The treasures of each blooming mine, The bud, the blossom — all are thine.