 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1818 - 568 páginas
...quitted the shore, when they, who a moment before ravaged and ruined the country* cover the surfaccf of the sea with their dead bodies. — By what instinct...Creator to destroy a dreadful plague to the country*?" Locusts however, as we have seen, take much longer ilights than this author supposes them able to do.... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1822 - 618 páginas
...shore; they darken the sky like a thick cloud : but scarcely have they quitted the shore, when they, who a moment before ravaged and ruined the country, cover the surface of the •-ea with their dead bodies. — By what instinct do these • Joel u. 2-10. 20. creatures undertake... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 434 páginas
...shore; they darken the air like a thick cloud : but scarcely have they quitted the shore, when they, who a moment before ravaged and ruined the country, cover the surface of the sea with their dead * Travels in S. Africa, p. 257. f Travels iu Morocco, p. 54. bodies. By what instinct," he adds, "... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1832 - 998 páginas
...; they darken the sky like a thick cloud ; but scarcely have they quitted the shore, when they, who a moment before ravaged and ruined the country, cover...Notwithstanding all this, we have seen that locusts do pervOL. xv. p form very considerable flights. Much in this way must depend upon their age and species... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1846 - 642 páginas
...; they darken the sky like a thick cloud ; but scarcely have they quitted the shore, when they, who a moment before ravaged and ruined the country, cover...Creator to destroy a dreadful plague to the country ? "l Locusts, however, as we have seen, take much longer flights than this author supposes them able... | |
 | WILLIAM KIRBY, M.A. F.R.S. F.L.S. - 1858 - 676 páginas
...shore; they darken the sky like a thick cloud ; but scarcely have they quitted the shore, when they, who a moment before ravaged and ruined the country, cover...Creator to destroy a dreadful plague to the country ? " l Locusts, however, as we have seen, take much longer flights than this author supposes them able... | |
 | United States Entomological Commission - 1880 - 564 páginas
...darken, the sky like a thick cloud, but scarcely have they quitted the shore before they, who have ravaged and ruined the country, cover the surface of the sea with their dead bodies.'' He says they come from the deserts of Arabia, take their course over through Palestine, Syria, Carmania,... | |
 | Edward Bouverie Pusey - 1885 - 460 páginas
...shore; they darken the sky like a thick cloud, but scarcely have they quitted the shore before they who, a moment before, ravaged and ruined the country, cover the surface of the sea with their dead bodies, to the great distress of the Franks near the harbor, on account of the stench from such a number of... | |
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... one that came on board us a hundred certainly were drowned. We observe in the months of May and June a number of these insects coming from the south, and directing their course to the northern shore; they darken the sky like a thick cloud ; but scarcely... 