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Page 336
I took out of the box every thing that might be troublesome to them ; and
frequently visited my ants , and studied all their actions . Being used to go to bed
very late , I went to see them work in a moon - shiny night ; and I did frequently
get up in ...
I took out of the box every thing that might be troublesome to them ; and
frequently visited my ants , and studied all their actions . Being used to go to bed
very late , I went to see them work in a moon - shiny night ; and I did frequently
get up in ...
Page 342
Go to the ant , thou sluggard ; consider herways , and be wise . PROV . vi . 6 . It
has been ... Thus my ants were forced to make shift for a livelihood , when I had
shut up the garret , out of which they used to fetch their provisions . At last , being
...
Go to the ant , thou sluggard ; consider herways , and be wise . PROV . vi . 6 . It
has been ... Thus my ants were forced to make shift for a livelihood , when I had
shut up the garret , out of which they used to fetch their provisions . At last , being
...
Page 344
Nay , I observed that those ants were distinguished from the rest , and had some
pre - eminence over them . - Though the box full of earth , where the ants had
made their settlement , was generally free from rain ; vet it rained sometimes
upon it ...
Nay , I observed that those ants were distinguished from the rest , and had some
pre - eminence over them . - Though the box full of earth , where the ants had
made their settlement , was generally free from rain ; vet it rained sometimes
upon it ...
Page 345
M . de la Loubere says in his relation of Siam , that in a certain part of that
kingdom , which lies open to great inundations , all the ants make their
settlements upon trees . No ants nests are to be seen any where else . I need not
insert here what ...
M . de la Loubere says in his relation of Siam , that in a certain part of that
kingdom , which lies open to great inundations , all the ants make their
settlements upon trees . No ants nests are to be seen any where else . I need not
insert here what ...
Page 346
ants in my box . To succeed in my design , I put some gunpowder and brimstone
into their hole , and sprung a mine , whereby the whole nest was over . thrown ;
and then I carried as many ants as I could get , into the place which I designed for
...
ants in my box . To succeed in my design , I put some gunpowder and brimstone
into their hole , and sprung a mine , whereby the whole nest was over . thrown ;
and then I carried as many ants as I could get , into the place which I designed for
...
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| Title | The Guardian, Volume 2 The Guardian, Sir Richard Steele |
| Contributors | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele |
| Publisher | C. Whittingham, published John Sharpe, 1804 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 6 Mar 2007 |
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