An easy introduction to the study of the animal kingdom, according to the natural method of Cuvier |
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Términos y frases comunes
Africa ANIMALIA animals animals belonging Antelope appearance attached beak bear beautiful beetles bill BIMANA birds birds of prey body bones called camel canine teeth Carnaria Carnivora Cetacea CHAP CLASS claws colour common contains covered creatures CRUSTACEA curious cutting teeth Cuvier DIGITIGRADES divisions earth Edentata eggs elephant engraving Europe extremely feathers feed feet Felis female fins fish flesh ground habits hair head hedgehog horns horse Hyæna inhabitants insects kind known larva larvæ legs Lemur lion live male Mammalia manner means monkeys mouth native Natural History nest noticed ORDER OF MAMMALIA organs Pachydermata placed Plantigrades prey principal pupa purpose Quadrumana quadrupeds reptile resemblance Rodentia Ruminantia says seen shell shewing singular skin South America species Spiders stag stomach sub-order substances surface swallow tail toes trees TRIBE vegetable Vulture whale wild wings worms young
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Página 241 - burneth ; the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness ; yea, and nothing shall escape them. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses ; and as horsemen shall they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a
Página 113 - 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 111 - Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the Peacocks, or -wings and feathers unto the Ostrich, which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust ; and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them ?
Página 83 - As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: so Jehovah alone did lead him.
Página 241 - 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. The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses ; and as horsemen
Página 89 - The crow doth sing as sweetly as the lark, "When neither is attended; and, I think, The nightingale when he doth sing by day, While every goose is cackling, would be thought No better a musician than
Página 241 - shall they run. Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
Página 241 - And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they." ..." For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened, and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees, which the hail had left, and there remained not any green thing
Página 114 - Their airy caravan high over seas Flying, and over lands with mutual wing Easing their flight; so steers the prudent crane Her annual voyage, borne on winds, the air Floats as they pass, fanned with unnumbered plumes.
Página 89 - not ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted above earth and say, ' Lord, what music hast thou provided for thy saints in heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on earth