 | Ebenezer Sibly - Astrology - 1802 - 420 pages
...Bahama Idands, as well as moft parts between the tropics, and feeds upon vegetables. Thefe creatures live not only in a kind of orderly fociety in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a-year, march down to the fea-fide in a body of fome millions at a time. As they multiply in great... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - Bahamas - 1805 - 464 pages
...any author whatever. " These animals" (says Du Tertre) " live " not only in a kind of orderly society in their retreats " in the mountains, but regularly once a year march " down to the sea-side in a body of some millions at a " time. As they multiply in great numbers, they " choose the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 498 pages
...natural history, might well stagger our belief. These animals live not only in a kind of orderly society in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the sea-side in a body of some millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they choose the months... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - Insects - 1817 - 266 pages
...as most lands between the Tropics. These animals live not only in a kind of orderly society, in the retreats in the mountains ; but regularly once a year, march down to the sea-side in a body of some millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they choose the month... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - West Indies - 1819 - 644 pages
...any author whatever. " These animals," says Du Tertre, " live not only in a kind of orderly so" ciety in their retreats in the mountains, but " regularly once a year march down to the sea" side in a body of some millions at a time. As " they multiply in great numbers, they choose "... | |
 | Animals - 1822 - 194 pages
...the animal is found as perfect as before. These animals live not only in a kind of orderly society in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year, march down to the sea side iu a body of some millions at a time. The sea is theic place of destination, and to that they... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 526 pages
...in natural history, might well stagger our belief. These animals live not only in a kind of society in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the seaside in a body of some millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they choose the months... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Creation - 1832 - 430 pages
...cumbersome whales display such emotions.(43) (41) "The animals not only live in a kind of orderly society in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the seaside, in a body of some millions at a time. The sea is their place of destination, and to that they... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Creation - 1833 - 594 pages
...Dolphins.' Wood's Zoog. vol. 2. p. 546. 43 ' The animals not only live in a kind of orderly society in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the sea side, in a body of some millions at a time. The sea is their place of destination, and to that... | |
 | Sharon Turner - Creation - 1839 - 416 pages
...dolphins."Wood's Zoog. vol. ii. p. 546. t " The animals not only live in a kind of orderly society in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the seaside, in a body of some millions at a time. The sea is their- place of destination, and to that... | |
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These animals live not only in a kind of orderly society in their retreats in the mountains, but regularly once a year march down to the sea-side in a body of some millions at a time. As they multiply in great numbers, they... 
