 | Constable and co, ltd - 1832 - 960 páginas
...this work,) that . This Fly took its name from the ingenious Lady Glanville, whose memory had nearly suffered for her curiosity. Some relations that were...relations and legatees cited Sir Hans Sloane and Mr Rae to support her character. The last gentleman went to Exeter, and on the trial satisfied the judge... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1827 - 550 páginas
...author tells us, that " this fly took its name from the ingenious Lady Glanvil, whose memory had like to have suffered for her curiosity. Some relations...pursuit of butterflies ; her relations and legatees subpoenaed Dr. Sloane and Mr. Ray to support her character. The last gentleman went to Exeter, and... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1827 - 548 páginas
...author tells us, that " this fly took its name from the ingenious Lady Glanvil, whose memory had like to have suffered for her curiosity. Some relations...pursuit of butterflies ; her relations and legatees subpcenaed Dr. Sloane and Mr. Ray to support her character. The last gentleman went to Exeter, and... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1827 - 554 páginas
...author tells us, that " this fly took its name from the ingenious Lady Glanvil, whose memory had like to have suffered for her curiosity. Some relations...pursuit of butterflies ; her relations and legatees subpoenaed Dr. Sloane and Mr. Ray to support her character. The last gentleman went to Exeter, and... | |
 | James William Tutt - 1893 - 370 páginas
...Fritillary, took its name from the ingenious Lady Glanville, whose memory had liked to have suffered from her curiosity. Some relations that were disappointed...pursuit of butterflies. Her relations and legatees subpcened Dr. Sloan, founder of the British Museum, and Mr. John Ray, to support her character. The... | |
 | Robyn Stacey, Ashley Hay - 2007 - 189 páginas
...appealing to the Acts of Lunacy. They firmly believed that, as one later entomologist sadly observed, 'none but those who were deprived of their senses would go in Pursuit of butterflies'. But as the number of collections and collectors expanded, so too did the exchange of both specimens... | |
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The said Glanvil Fritillary affords a curious instance of the dangers to which good, honest, and sane butterfly collectors were exposed in those days; for our author tells us, that " this fly took its name from the ingenious Lady Glanvil, whose memory... 