 I proposed making the experiment upon these ; they were therefore exposed to the sun upon a sieve, which had been employed to strain them out of the wine. In less than three hours, two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive...  Animal biography, or, Popular zoology - Page 191by William Bingley - 1829Full view - About this book
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 250 pages
...three hours, two of them hy degree* hegan to recover life. They commenced hy some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, heat and hrushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after hegan to fly, finding... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1846 - 320 pages
...three hours, two of them hy degrees hegan to recover life. They commenced hy some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, heat and hrushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after hegan to fly, finding... | |
 | John Stanley (printer.) - 1849 - 178 pages
...three hours, two of them by degrees began to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, beat and brushed their " I wish it were possible from this instance, to invent a method... | |
 | 1850 - 602 pages
...three hours two of them began by dejrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves...their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore-feet, beat an,d brushed their wings with their hind-feet, and soon after began to fly โ finding themselves... | |
 | 1851 - 640 pages
...properly propared, is verั like fine kid leather. LEAVES FROM THE NOTE-BOOK OF A NATURALIST. motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves...their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore-feet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind-feet, and soon after began to fly โ finding themselves... | |
 | William John Broderip - 1852 - 446 pages
...three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions in the thighs, and at length they raised themselves...their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore-feet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind-feet, and soon after began to fly, โ finding themselves... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 pages
...three hours, two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions of the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon...their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore-feet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind-feet, and soon after began to fly, finding themselves... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 pages
...hours, two of them by degrees began' to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions of the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after began to fly, finding... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 668 pages
...three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions of the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after began to fly, finding... | |
 | Jeremiah Chaplin - 1876 - 416 pages
...from Virginia, came to life when exposed to the sun. " They commenced by some convulsive motions of the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind feet, and aoon after began to fly, finding... | |
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