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 |
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... thousands and tens of thousands , millions past our arithmetic to count , build up their pipes or cells , side by side , and live together in one pile . The chalk pipes which they build around their bodies , are not dead walls , like ...
... thousands and tens of thousands , millions past our arithmetic to count , build up their pipes or cells , side by side , and live together in one pile . The chalk pipes which they build around their bodies , are not dead walls , like ...
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... thousands of living creatures were settled upon it , each one dwelling in his own little tent . To all appearance , the cells of the sea mat genus are nothing but rough - looking plaistered surfaces on the face of the smooth sea plant ...
... thousands of living creatures were settled upon it , each one dwelling in his own little tent . To all appearance , the cells of the sea mat genus are nothing but rough - looking plaistered surfaces on the face of the smooth sea plant ...
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... thousand little cells of this kind of polype have been counted on a space of ten square inches , all containing inhabitants actively engaged in seiz- ing food , and throwing out their arms , amounting in this case to three hundred and ...
... thousand little cells of this kind of polype have been counted on a space of ten square inches , all containing inhabitants actively engaged in seiz- ing food , and throwing out their arms , amounting in this case to three hundred and ...
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... thousand of these polypes , would be at least four hundred millions ; and yet these little wonders of living animals can keep all these cilia in action , or stop each one at their own good pleasure . As the use of these cilia is to form ...
... thousand of these polypes , would be at least four hundred millions ; and yet these little wonders of living animals can keep all these cilia in action , or stop each one at their own good pleasure . As the use of these cilia is to form ...
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... thousand little hard substances , answering the purpose of bones , all curiously fastened together . Round the mouth are many of these little shelly bones , and down each ray , they run in a jointed range of a great many pieces , so ...
... thousand little hard substances , answering the purpose of bones , all curiously fastened together . Round the mouth are many of these little shelly bones , and down each ray , they run in a jointed range of a great many pieces , so ...
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.