 Insects, indeed, appear to have been nature's favourite productions, in which, to manifest her power and skill, she has combined and concentrated almost all that is either beautiful and graceful, interesting and alluring, or curious and singular, in every...  Magazine of Natural History: And Journal of Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy ... - Pàgina 239editat per - 1829Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1818 - 568 pàgines
...deeply into the study. Insects, indeed, appear to have been nature's favourite productions, in which, to manifest her power and skill, she has combined...most delicate touch and highest finish of her penciL Numbers she has armed with glittering mail, which reflects a lustre like that of burnished metals*;... | |
 | George Samouelle - 1819 - 532 pàgines
...Introductory Letter to Entomology, " indeed, appear to have been Nature's favourite productions, in which, to manifest her power and skill, she has combined...most delicate touch and highest finish of her pencil. Numbers she has armed with glittering mail, which reflects a lustre like that of burnished metals ;... | |
 | 1820 - 490 pàgines
...(observe two elegant modern writers,) • appear to have been Nature's favourite productions, in which to manifest her power and skill, she has combined...most delicate touch and highest finish of her pencil. Numbers she has armed with glittering mail, which reflects a lustre like that of burnished metaU; in... | |
 | 1820 - 422 pàgines
...(observe two elegant modern writers), ' appear to have been Nature's favourite protluctions, in which, to manifest her power and skill, she has combined...most delicate touch and highest finish of her pencil. Numbers she has armed with glittering mail, which reflects a lustre like that of burnished metals ;... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1822 - 618 pàgines
...indeed, appear to have been nature's favourite productions, in which, to manifest her power and skiD, she has combined and concentrated almost all that...most delicate touch and highest finish of her pencil. Numbers she has armed with glittering mail, which reflects a lustre like that of burnished metals a... | |
 | 1825 - 422 pàgines
...entomologist observes, " these little creatures appear to have been nature's favourite productions; in which, to manifest her power and skill, she has combined...that is either beautiful and graceful, interesting or alluring, or curious and singular in every other class and order of her children. To these, her... | |
 | 1825 - 404 pàgines
...entomologist observes, "these little creatures appear to have been nature's favourite productions ; in which, to manifest her power and skill, she has combined...that is either beautiful and graceful, interesting or alluring, or curious and singular in every other class and order of her children. To these, her... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1828 - 590 pàgines
...appear to have been nature's favourite productions, in which,, to manifest her power and skill, she had combined and concentrated almost all that is either...singular, in every other class and order of her children, and even to the minutest has given the most delicate touch and highest finish of her pencil. Some she... | |
 | Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1830 - 420 pàgines
...Entomology, thus observes : " Insects, indeed, appear to have been Nature's favourite productions, in which to manifest her power and skill ; she has combined...delicate touch, and highest finish of her pencil. Numbers she has armed with glittering mail, which reflects a lustre like that of burnished metals ;... | |
 | William Paley - 1838 - 976 pàgines
...estimate. " Insects," says Mr. Kirby, ** appear to have been nature's favourite productions; in which to manifest her power and skill, she has combined and concentrated almost all that is beautiful and graceful, interesting and alluring, curious and singular, in every other class and order... | |
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