 | Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...decline by your negligence : their fruits will reward you in proportion to your labour. A bee among the flowers in spring is one of the most cheerful objects that con bo looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoymeut : so busy and so pleased : yet it is only... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1828 - 636 pages
...myriads of happy heings crowd upon my view. 'The insect youth are on the wing.' Swarms of new-born flies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, then- gratuitous activity, their continual change of place without use or purpose, testify their joy,... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...myriads of happy beings crowd upon my view. ' The insect youth are on the wing.' Swarms of new-born flies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive...A bee amongst the flowers in spring, is one of the cheerfullest objects that can be looked upon. Its life appears to be all enjoyment ; so busy, and so... | |
 | Natural history - 1822 - 192 pages
...of happy beings crowd upon our view. " The insect youth are on the wing." Swarms of new born flies are trying their pinions in the air ; Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their continual change of place, apparently without use or purpose, testify their joy and the exultation... | |
 | Domestic, literary and village sketches - Great Britain - 1823 - 168 pages
...acceptable present is some root of these flowers, which is often doubly named after * " A bee among flowers in spring, is one of the most cheerful objects that can be looked upon." L the donor ;* and herself you have called the Lily of the Valley. May these innocent recreations be... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 382 pages
...of happy beings crowd upon my view. " The insect youth are on the wing." Swarms of new-born Jlies, are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their gratui* Itous activity, their continual change of place without use or purpose, testify their joy,... | |
 | Creation - 1826 - 188 pages
...of happy beings crowd upon our view. " T lie insect youth are on the wing. Swarms of new born flies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions their wanton imzes, (heir continual change of place, apparently without use or purpose G 2 Ill t«ttity their joy,... | |
 | Thomas Brown, Levi Hedge - Medicine - 1827 - 400 pages
...upon my view, ' The insect youth are on the wing.' Swarms of new-born flies are trying their powers in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes,...purpose, testify their joy and the exultation which they VOL. ii. 39 feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee, amongst the flowers in spring, is one... | |
 | 1828 - 592 pages
...myriads of happy beings crowd upon my view. 'The insect youth are on the wing.' Swarms of Dew-born flies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive...without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exaltation they feel in their lately discovered faculties.' This is a delightful temper of mind. When... | |
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Swarms of new-born flies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their gratuitous activity, their continual change of place without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation which they feel in their... 
