 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...is one of the most cheerful objects that con bo looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoymeut : so busy and so pleased : yet it is only a specimen...insect life, with which, by reason of the animal being half-domesticated, we happen to be better acquainted. 'Tis a picture in memory distinctly defined,... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1810 - 498 pages
...bee amongst the 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...better acquainted than we are with that of others. The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent upon their proper employments, and,... | |
 | William Paley - God - 1811 - 574 pages
...bee amongst the 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...better acquainted than we are with that of others. The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent upon their proper employments, and,... | |
 | William Paley - Natural history - 1819 - 302 pages
...bee amongst the 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 itisonlya specimen of insect life, with which, by reason of the ani mal being half domesticated, we... | |
 | Thomas Brown - Philosophy - 1822 - 594 pages
...bee, amongst the 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...better acquainted than we are with that of others."* Such is the seemingly happy existence of that minute species of life, which is so abundant in every... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...bee amongst the 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...better acquainted than we are with that of others. The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent upon their proper employments, and,... | |
 | Natural history - 1822 - 192 pages
...that 5*oDe of the most cheer.<p,'fe " pe,rf to can be looked upor> be all enjoyment, so busy and go pleased,, • Yet it is only a specimen of insect life, with which; by reason of the animal being domesticated, we happen to be better acquainted than we are with that of others. The whole tribe of... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 382 pages
...bee amongst the 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...better acquainted than we are with that of others. The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent upon their proper employments, and,... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...bee amongst the 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...better acquainted than we are with that of others. The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent upon their proper employments, and,... | |
 | William Russell - English language - 1823 - 164 pages
...objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment: it is always busy, and always pleased ; yet it is only a specimen of insect life,...we happen to be better acquainted than we are with others. The whole winged insect tribe, it is probable, are equally intent upon then, proper employments,... | |
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A bee amongst the 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 reason of the animal being half... 
