The observing eye; or, Letters to children on the three lowest divisions of animal life, by the author of 'Passover feasts and Scripture sacrifices'.1851 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 52
Page 4
... soon as the air has made this change , the sap flows back into the tree , and going down under the bark , it forms a band of new wood , and likewise nourishes the woody fibre of the great trunk . As Animals have no roots by which to ...
... soon as the air has made this change , the sap flows back into the tree , and going down under the bark , it forms a band of new wood , and likewise nourishes the woody fibre of the great trunk . As Animals have no roots by which to ...
Page 13
... soon after the gemmule has become quiet , a great number of dark spots are seen loosely floating in its clear little body . These dark spots are the fibres of the sponge beginning to grow in the live jelly , and the fibres are made of ...
... soon after the gemmule has become quiet , a great number of dark spots are seen loosely floating in its clear little body . These dark spots are the fibres of the sponge beginning to grow in the live jelly , and the fibres are made of ...
Page 14
... soon as it is taken off the sponge , it turns to a kind of thick oil or glue , and soon dries up . As the sponge grows on the rocks , it throws up many round heads with large holes on the top . The sides of a sponge you can see are full ...
... soon as it is taken off the sponge , it turns to a kind of thick oil or glue , and soon dries up . As the sponge grows on the rocks , it throws up many round heads with large holes on the top . The sides of a sponge you can see are full ...
Page 16
... soon find there is an immense portion of life going on in the waters of the world . Myriads and myriads of animalcules dancing , leaping , and chasing each other , in drops and in pools of water , as well as in the heights and depths of ...
... soon find there is an immense portion of life going on in the waters of the world . Myriads and myriads of animalcules dancing , leaping , and chasing each other , in drops and in pools of water , as well as in the heights and depths of ...
Page 30
... soon he found they moved , and snapped up insects and even worms . He saw these little strings did not like to be in the dark , for they crept round to that side of the basin where the most light fell . Do you think Mr. Trembley threw ...
... soon he found they moved , and snapped up insects and even worms . He saw these little strings did not like to be in the dark , for they crept round to that side of the basin where the most light fell . Do you think Mr. Trembley threw ...
Common terms and phrases
affectionately ammonite amongst animalcules antennæ arms ARTICULATA articulated animals beautiful beetles butterflies called cells chalk cilia claws colours coral coralline cord covered crabs creatures creep crustacean Cuvier DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS delicate draw earth worm echinus edges eggs encrinites fastened feet fibres flesh flies floating fluid Flustra gemmule gills grow habits hard head hermit crab horny hydra hydroid insects jelly juices kind legs letter lime little holes live lobster look madrepore magnified mantle molluscous animals mouth move multivalve muscles naturalists OBSERVING EYE ocean oyster piece placed polypes radiated animals rays rings rocks round scorpion sea anemone sea mat sea nettles sea pen seen shape shell side silk silken siphuncle skin slug soft bodies sometimes soon spider spinnerets sponge star fish stomach substance sucker tentacula threads tough tube vast number vegetables walls whilst wings wonderful zoophytes
Popular passages
Page 257 - Buried in sorrow and in sin, At hell's dark door we lay ; But we arise, by grace divine, To see a heavenly day. 3 Salvation ! let the echo fly The spacious earth around ; While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound.
Page 47 - Millions of millions thus, from age to age, With simplest skill and toil unweariable, No moment and no movement unimproved, Laid line on line, on terrace terrace spread, To swell the heightening, brightening gradual mound, By marvellous structure climbing towards the day.
Page 46 - DEEP in the wave is a coral grove, Where the purple mullet and gold-fish rove ; Where the sea-flower spreads its leaves of blue, That never are wet with falling dew, But in bright and changeful beauty shine, Far down in the green and glassy brine.
Page 261 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Page 208 - Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded, and they were created.
Page 48 - Each wrought alone, yet all together wrought, Unconscious, not unworthy, instruments, By which a Hand invisible was rearing A new creation in the secret deep. Omnipotence wrought in them, with them, by them ; Hence, what omnipotence alone could do, Worms did.
Page 57 - Ah ! no ! till life itself depart, His name shall cheer and warm my heart ; And lisping this, from earth I'll rise, And join the chorus of the skies.
Page 59 - There, with a light and easy motion, The fan coral sweeps through the clear deep sea; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea, And life in rare and beautiful forms Is sporting amid those bowers of stone...
Page 61 - This little volume, designed to interest and instruct the Young in Natural History, has attained extensive popularity. It is used by the ROYAL CHILDREN, as well as in many a family circle, and in the Schools of the Poor.