The Temperature of the Seasons, and Its Influence on Inorganic Objects and on Plants and Animals

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Johnstone & Hunter, 1851 - 209 Seiten
 

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Seite 58 - Thou makest darkness, and it is night : wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey : and seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together : and lay them down in their dens.
Seite 82 - For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.
Seite 63 - The hollow winds begin to blow, The clouds look black, the glass is low ; The soot falls down, the spaniels sleep, And spiders from their cobwebs peep. Last night the sun went pale to bed, The moon in halos hid her head ; The boding shepherd heaves a sigh, For see ! a rainbow spans the sky.
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Seite 121 - As each separate herd approaches the river, the deer draw more closely together, and the largest and strongest takes the lead. He advances, closely followed by a few of the others, with head erect, and apparently intent on examining the locality. When he has satisfied himself he enters the river, the rest of the herd crowd after him, and in a few minutes the surface is covered with...
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