Popular chemistry, mechanics, arts and manufacturesLilly & Wait, 1832 |
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... weight of the lion's body very remarkable as compared with his size ? Because of the extraordinary density of his mus- cles , and the compactness of his principal bones . Why has the lion but little sense of taste ? Because his lingual ...
... weight of the lion's body very remarkable as compared with his size ? Because of the extraordinary density of his mus- cles , and the compactness of his principal bones . Why has the lion but little sense of taste ? Because his lingual ...
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... weight of the elephant's body , which , in some instances , is upwards of 5000lbs . Why is the elephant one of the safest beasts of burden ? Because its step is so sure that it never stumbles , even on the worst roads . Why is the ...
... weight of the elephant's body , which , in some instances , is upwards of 5000lbs . Why is the elephant one of the safest beasts of burden ? Because its step is so sure that it never stumbles , even on the worst roads . Why is the ...
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... weight which his head carries , and enjoys a partial repose with tolerable ease . 2 Why is the elephant a peaceable animal ? Because he subsists upon vegetable food , and therefore has neither the desire to destroy life , which ...
... weight which his head carries , and enjoys a partial repose with tolerable ease . 2 Why is the elephant a peaceable animal ? Because he subsists upon vegetable food , and therefore has neither the desire to destroy life , which ...
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... weight of the head and neck is suspended from the chest , and very great power is requisite to support them . In addition to the simple weight of the head and neck , the neck projecting from the chest , and the head hanging from the ...
... weight of the head and neck is suspended from the chest , and very great power is requisite to support them . In addition to the simple weight of the head and neck , the neck projecting from the chest , and the head hanging from the ...
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... weight of his body , when power- fully thrown forward , by the exertion of his hind- quarters , and he will be apt to come with his nose to the ground . FOREIGN HORSES . Why does the Arabian horse probably differ least from the native ...
... weight of his body , when power- fully thrown forward , by the exertion of his hind- quarters , and he will be apt to come with his nose to the ground . FOREIGN HORSES . Why does the Arabian horse probably differ least from the native ...
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 119 - In his domesticated state, when he commences his career of song, it is impossible to stand by uninterested. He whistles for the dog ; Caesar starts up, wags his tail, and runs to meet his master. He squeaks out like a hurt chicken ; and the hen hurries about, with hanging wings and bristled feathers, clucking to protect her injured brood. The barking of the dog, the mewing of the cat, the creaking of a passing wheelbarrow, follow with great truth and rapidity.
Página 240 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Página 240 - They shall run like mighty men ; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks, neither shall one thrust another.
Página 211 - The sense of death is most in apprehension ; And the poor beetle that we tread upon, In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great As when a giant dies.
Página 100 - Yet if we could scorn Hate, and pride, and fear: If we were things born Not to shed a tear, I know not how thy joy we ever should come near. Better than all measures Of delightful sound, Better than all treasures That in books are found, Thy skill to poet were, thou scorner of the ground! Teach me half the gladness That thy brain must know, • Such harmonious madness From my lips would flow, The world should listen then, as I am listening now.
Página 189 - A day with not too bright a beam, A warm, but not a scorching sun, A southern gale to curl the stream, And (Master) half our work is done.
Página 200 - Allowing him a breath, a little scene, To monarchize, be fear'd and kill with looks, Infusing him with self and vain conceit, As if this flesh which walls about our life Were brass impregnable, and humour'd thus Comes at the last and with a little pin Bores through his castle wall, and farewell king!
Página 85 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Página 83 - Tis silence all, And pleasing expectation. Herds and flocks Drop the dry sprig, and, mute-imploring, eye The falling verdure. Hushed in short suspense, The plumy people streak their wings with oil, To throw the lucid moisture trickling off, And wait the approaching sign, to strike at once Into the general choir.
Página 118 - While thus exerting himself, a bystander, destitute of sight, would suppose that the whole feathered tribes had assembled together on a trial of skill, each striving to produce his utmost effect, — so perfect are his imitations. He many times deceives the sportsman, and sends him in search of birds that perhaps are not within miles of him, but whose notes he exactly imitates. Even birds themselves are frequently imposed on by this admirable mimic, and are decoyed by the fancied...