The Guardian, Volume 2C. Whittingham, published John Sharpe, 1804 |
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Page 336
... corn , which they keep under ground in the night . Those who have seen ant - hil- locks , have easily perceived those small heaps of corn about their nests . What surprised me at first was , that my ants never brought out their corn ...
... corn , which they keep under ground in the night . Those who have seen ant - hil- locks , have easily perceived those small heaps of corn about their nests . What surprised me at first was , that my ants never brought out their corn ...
Page 337
... corn on which she feeds , as I have observed a thousand times , would fill up her ma- gazine , and mix her corn with dirt and ordure . The corn that is laid up by ants , would shoot under ground , if those insects did not take care to ...
... corn on which she feeds , as I have observed a thousand times , would fill up her ma- gazine , and mix her corn with dirt and ordure . The corn that is laid up by ants , would shoot under ground , if those insects did not take care to ...
Page 338
... corn under ground upon that earth , and cover it with the same . They perform this work almost every day , during the heat of the sun ; and though the sun went from the window about three or four of the clock in the afternoon , they did ...
... corn under ground upon that earth , and cover it with the same . They perform this work almost every day , during the heat of the sun ; and though the sun went from the window about three or four of the clock in the afternoon , they did ...
Page 339
... corn out of a gar- ret . I went very frequently into that garret . There was some old corn in it ; and because every grain was not alike , I observed that they chose the best . ' I know , by several experiments , that those little ...
... corn out of a gar- ret . I went very frequently into that garret . There was some old corn in it ; and because every grain was not alike , I observed that they chose the best . ' I know , by several experiments , that those little ...
Page 340
... corn : they were sometimes disappointed , and sometimes they did not like their corn , after many long and painful excursions . What appeared to me wonderful was , that none of them came home without bringing something : one brought a ...
... corn : they were sometimes disappointed , and sometimes they did not like their corn , after many long and painful excursions . What appeared to me wonderful was , that none of them came home without bringing something : one brought a ...
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Page 25 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength : He goeth on to meet the armed men.
Page 134 - And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee...
Page 400 - She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed ; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 175 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Page 399 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household : For all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry ; Her clothing is silk and purple.
Page 34 - Who knoweth not in all these That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.
Page 399 - Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. ' ' The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants ' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Page 34 - They shall perish; but thou remainest; And they all shall wax old as doth a garment; And as a vesture shall thou fold them up, And they shall be changed: But thou art the same, And thy years shall not fail.
Page 197 - A new commandment I give unto you : That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this shall all men know that you are My disciples, if you have love one for another.
Page 34 - Thou, even thou, art Lord alone: thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all ; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Page 165 - Upon their separating from one another into distant countries, they agreed to withdraw themselves punctually into their closets at a certain hour of the day, and to converse with one another by means of this their invention. Accordingly when they were some hundred miles asunder, each of them shut himself up in his closet at the time appointed, and immediately cast his eye upon his dial-plate.