 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...head up in a corner* — When the Tortoise is attended to, it becomes an excellent barometer : when it walks elate, and, as it were, on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness, in a morning, it will, almost invariably, be found to rain before night. — Mr. White was much taken with the sagacity... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...expresses with regard to rain ; for though it has a shell that would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude about rain as a lady dressed in all her * In a copy of the work entitled Memoirs fur the Natnial Hbtory of Animals, from the French Academy,... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pages
...regard to rain ; for though it has a (bell tbat would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, ytt does it discover as much solicitude about rain as a lady dressed in all her • In a copy of the work entitled Memoirs for the N.-umal History of An mnls, frnrn the French Academy,... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 752 pages
...expresses with regard to rain ; for though it has a shell that would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude about rain as a lady dressed in all her * In a copy of the work entitled Memoirs for the Natural History of Animals, from the French Academy,... | |
 | 1823 - 858 pages
...expresses with » ' regard to rain ; for though it bas a shell that would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude...in all her best attire, shuffling away on the first spriaklings, and cunning its head up in a corner. If attended to, it becomes an excellent weather-glass... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 350 pages
...head up into a corner. When the Tortoise is attended to, it becomes an excellent barometer: if it walk elate, and, as it were, on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness, in a morning, there will almost invariably be rain before night. Mr. White was much pleased with the sagacity of... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 722 pages
...expresses with regard to rain ; for though it has a shell which would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude about rain, as a lady dressed in her best attire, shuffling away on the first sprinklings, and running its head up in a corner. If attended... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 782 pages
...expresses with regard to rain ; for though it has a shell which would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude about rain, as a lady dressed in her best attire, shuffling away on the first sprinklings, and running its head up in a corner. If attended... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 336 pages
...expresses with regard to rain ; for, though it has a shell that would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude...sprinklings, and running its head up in a corner. If at. tended to, it becomes an excellent weather-glass ; for as sure as it walks elate, and, as it were,... | |
 | 1843 - 536 pages
...timidity it always expresses with regard to rain ; and though it has a shell that would secure it against a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude...were on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness in the morning, so sure will it rain before night. It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends... | |
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No part of its behaviour ever struck me more than the extreme timidity it always expresses with regard to rain; for though it has a shell that would secure it against the wheel of a loaded cart, yet does it discover as much solicitude about rain as a... 
