Revolt of the BeesLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1839 - 197 Seiten |
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... employed by Cæsar , in describing the rude inhabitants of an island which formed the boundary of his conquests in the west . Ages elapsed before the dawn of civilization could dispel the darkness of a people so deeply sunk in barbarism ...
... employed by Cæsar , in describing the rude inhabitants of an island which formed the boundary of his conquests in the west . Ages elapsed before the dawn of civilization could dispel the darkness of a people so deeply sunk in barbarism ...
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... employ- ment , * as also from accidents arising from want of order in their proceedings , that it became necessary for another class to be devoted to the cure of dis- eases , the repair of broken mandibles , anthers , and wings . Some ...
... employ- ment , * as also from accidents arising from want of order in their proceedings , that it became necessary for another class to be devoted to the cure of dis- eases , the repair of broken mandibles , anthers , and wings . Some ...
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... employed during the night imprinting upon the leaves of a plant called the papyrus , the occurrences of the preceding day ; such as the accidents and contests arising from competition . It will scarcely be be- lieved with what eagerness ...
... employed during the night imprinting upon the leaves of a plant called the papyrus , the occurrences of the preceding day ; such as the accidents and contests arising from competition . It will scarcely be be- lieved with what eagerness ...
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... employ- ment in proportion to bodily strength ; -in short , they form in all respects a system of mutual assistance . " Now , although it was evident that this was the identical constitution of apiarian society from which they had ...
... employ- ment in proportion to bodily strength ; -in short , they form in all respects a system of mutual assistance . " Now , although it was evident that this was the identical constitution of apiarian society from which they had ...
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... employ those who have once appeared as culprits at the bar of justice . " ex- The Judicator remarked , that it was his duty solely to judge according to the laws , and that it was not for him to regulate the circumstances or to frame ...
... employ those who have once appeared as culprits at the bar of justice . " ex- The Judicator remarked , that it was his duty solely to judge according to the laws , and that it was not for him to regulate the circumstances or to frame ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Allan Ramsay Almured apiarian appeared attention beauty bees benevolence cause cell character circumstances committee communities competition consequence considerable crime cultivated delight desire destitute distress Douglas Emigration Emilius employment equally evils exertion favour feelings flowers formed friends Genius happiness hive honey human improvement increase individual inhabitants inquiry intelligence interest Ireland Judicatores knowledge labour land laws Loch Lomond Loch Long London Co-operative Society Lycurgus Malthus mankind manufacture means ment mind misery moral mountain nations nature necessary noble object observed opinion Orpheus Owen's passions Pentland Hills perceive period Persia philosophy pleasure Political Economists population portion possession present principles produce pursuits quæ queen bee racter religion remarkable replied rich rience royal jelly Saadi satrap scene society spirit superior supply sympathy Tarbert thou thousand tion truth various virtue Wansford wealth youth
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 5 - IF you should see a flock of pigeons in a field of corn ; and if (instead of each picking where and what it liked, taking just as much as it wanted, and no more) you should see ninety-nine of them gathering all they got, into a heap ; reserving nothing for themselves, but the chaff and the refuse ; keeping this heap for one, and that the weakest, perhaps worst...
Seite 173 - Even now, methinks, as pondering here I stand, I see the rural virtues leave the land. Down where yon anchoring vessel spreads the sail That idly waiting flaps with every gale, Downward they move, a melancholy band, Pass from the shore, and darken all the strand. Contented toil, and hospitable care, And kind connubial tenderness, are there ; And piety, with wishes placed above, And steady loyalty, and faithful love.
Seite 103 - Boastful and rough, your first son is a squire; The next a tradesman, meek, and much a liar; Tom struts a soldier, open, bold, and brave; Will sneaks a scrivener, an exceeding knave: Is he a Churchman?
Seite 186 - O how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ? The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields...
Seite 114 - For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive ? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?
Seite 99 - We were now treading that illustrious Island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses, whatever makes the past, the distant, or...
Seite 129 - What neat repast shall feast us, light and choice, Of Attic taste, with wine, whence we may rise To hear the lute well touched, or artful voice Warble immortal notes and Tuscan air?
Seite 191 - Built nobly, pure the air, and light the soil ; Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts And eloquence, native to famous wits Or hospitable, in her sweet recess, City or suburban, studious walks and shades. See there the olive grove of Academe, Plato's retirement, where the Attic bird Trills her thick- warbled notes the summer long ; There flowery hill Hymettus, with the sound Of bees...
Seite 105 - That any character — from the best to the worst, from the most ignorant to the most enlightened — may be given to any community, even to the world at large, by applying certain means, which are to a great extent at the command and under the control, or easily made so, of those who possess the government of nations.
Seite 64 - tis a base (') Abandonment of reason to resign Our right of thought — our last and only place Of refuge...