| Thomas Brown, David Welsh - Philosophy - 1846 - 548 pages
...flowers in spring, is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment ; so busy and so pleased : yet it...insect life, with which, by reason of the animal being halfdomesticated, we happen to be better acquainted than we are with that of others." 1 Such is the... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...flowers in spring is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment, so busy and so pleased ; yet it...insect life, with which, by reason of the animal being half-domesticated, we happen to be better acquainted than we are with that of others. The whole-winged... | |
| Samuel Dunn - 1852 - 1074 pages
...flowers in spring is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment ; so busy and so pleased ; yet it...winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent on their proper employments, and, under every variety of constitution, gratified, and perhaps equally... | |
| Richard Dawes - Teaching - 1849 - 228 pages
...flowers in spring is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon ; its life appears to be all enjoyment — so busy and so pleased ; yet...we happen to be better acquainted than we are with others. The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally inteiit upon their proper employments,... | |
| Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 446 pages
...flowers in spring is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment : so busy and so pleased : yet it...half domesticated, we happen to be better acquainted. 222. 'Tis a picture in memory distinctly defined, with the strong and unperishing colors of mind :... | |
| Charles Hargreaves - 1850 - 242 pages
...flowers in spring is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to bo all enjoyment ; so busy and so pleased : yet it is...winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent on their proper employments, and, under every variety of constitution, gratified, and perhaps equally... | |
| Richard Watson - Apologetics - 1851 - 762 pages
...flowers, in spring, is one of the cheerfullest objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment ; so busy and so pleased ; yet it...with that of others. The whole winged insect tribe rt is probable, are equally intent upon their proper employments, and, under every variety of constitution,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 780 pages
...flowers in spring, is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment; so busy and so pleased : yet it...happen to be better acquainted than we are with that of others."1 Such is the seemingly happy existence of that minute species of life which is so abundant... | |
| Charles Jean Delille - French language - 1851 - 506 pages
...flowers in spring is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment ; so busy and so pleased : yet it is only a specimen of insect life, with which, by rea son of the animal being half domesticated, we happen to be better acquainted than we are with that... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 768 pages
...flowers in spring, is one of the most chcerful objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment; so busy and so pleased : yet it is only a spccimen of insect life, with which, by reason of the animal bcing half domesticated, we happen to... | |
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