 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1823 - 310 pages
...three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their forefeet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after began to fly, finding themselves... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 380 pages
...of them, by degrees, began to exhibit signs of life. Some convulsive motions were first observed in the thighs; and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their forefeet, and, soon afterwards, flew away. The Rev. Mr. Kirby informs me, that he has made the same... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...three hours, two of them hy degrees hegan to recover life. They commenced hy some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon...their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, hent and hrushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon afier hegan to fly, fmding themselves in... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...three hours, two of them by degrees began to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon...legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, beat and brush ed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after be gan to fly, finding themselves in Old... | |
 | American literature - 1850 - 602 pages
...three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore-feet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind-feet, and soon after began to fly— finding... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...three hours, two of them hy degree* hegan to recover life. They commenced hy some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon...their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, heat and hrushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after hegan to fly, finding themselves... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 pages
...three hours, two of them hy degrees hegan to recover life. They commenced hy some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon...their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, heat and hrushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after hegan to fly, finding themselves... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1849 - 322 pages
...began to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length tlicy raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their . eyes...soon after began to fly, finding themselves in Old Kngland, without knowing how they came thither. The third continued lifeless until sunset, when, losing... | |
 | John Stanley (printer.) - Statesmen - 1849 - 178 pages
...three hours, two of them by degrees began to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon...eyes with their fore feet, beat and brushed their " I wish it were possible from this instance, to invent a method of embalming drowned persons, in such... | |
 | 1850 - 602 pages
...three hours two of them began by dejrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore-feet, beat an,d brushed their wings with their hind-feet, and soon after began to fly — finding... | |
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They were, therefore, exposed to the sun upon a sieve which had been employed to strain them out of the wine. In less than three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions... 
