The Hive and Its WondersAmerican Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street., 1851 - 126 páginas |
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... creature . When the honey is taken , which is done by burning grass at the entrance of their dwelling and making the ... little form flitting before them . This curious bird , perhaps , finds itself unable to make war with the bees , or ...
... creature . When the honey is taken , which is done by burning grass at the entrance of their dwelling and making the ... little form flitting before them . This curious bird , perhaps , finds itself unable to make war with the bees , or ...
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... little creature rests , seeming to have no life or powers of any kind , until the appointed time for it to break from the confinement of its shroud and of its cell , and to come forth , en- tering , as it were , upon a new life . It is ...
... little creature rests , seeming to have no life or powers of any kind , until the appointed time for it to break from the confinement of its shroud and of its cell , and to come forth , en- tering , as it were , upon a new life . It is ...
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... little bee passes , -the worm wrapped in its shroud , shut up from the air and light , in a torpid , death - like state ; then bursting its en- closure , and rising upward , on its light wings , a new and beautiful creature , -these ...
... little bee passes , -the worm wrapped in its shroud , shut up from the air and light , in a torpid , death - like state ; then bursting its en- closure , and rising upward , on its light wings , a new and beautiful creature , -these ...
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... little creature furnished for its work ? One of the principal things she has to do is to collect the pure fluid , called the nectar of flowers . This affords the bee its chief store of honey . If you examine the long tube of the ...
... little creature furnished for its work ? One of the principal things she has to do is to collect the pure fluid , called the nectar of flowers . This affords the bee its chief store of honey . If you examine the long tube of the ...
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... little creature attend to all the duties appointed her ! She wastes nothing of the materials for her work , or of the time granted her to labour , but goes on to lay up a store of provisions for a time of need , rather than to enjoy in ...
... little creature attend to all the duties appointed her ! She wastes nothing of the materials for her work , or of the time granted her to labour , but goes on to lay up a store of provisions for a time of need , rather than to enjoy in ...
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appear attention baskets become begin body bottom build built busy busy bee called carry cells CHAPTER close cluster collect colour comb common contains covering creature destroy direction drones early eggs enemies enter entrance fall flower follow formed gather give given head hive honey honey-comb insect keep kind known labours laid leave length light little bee little creature live load look manner mouth move never nurse once opening pass perhaps persons pollen poor powers prepared queen ranges remarkable remove rest rich round royal season seems seen shape side single sometimes soon sting summer supply swarm sweet taken thee things thou thousands tree turned usually wants whole wild bees wings wonderful workers worms young
Pasajes populares
Página 114 - 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 114 - The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
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 114 - As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
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 92 - Not to myself alone I rise and set ; I write upon night's coronal of jet His power and skill who formed our myriad host ; A friendly beacon at heaven's open gate, I gem the sky, That man might ne'er forget, in every fate, His home on high."
Página 54 - 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 74 - I thee, thou busy, busy Bee! Thou art a miser, thou busy, busy Bee! Late and early at employ; Still on thy golden stores intent, Thy summer in heaping and hoarding is spent, What thy winter will never enjoy: Wise lesson this for me, thou busy, busy Bee!
Página 74 - I thee, thou busy, busy Bee. Thou wert working late, thou busy, busy Bee ! After the fall of the Cistus...