Insecto-theology: Or, a Demonstration of the Being and Perfections of God, from a Consideration of the Structure and Economy of Insects. Illustrated with a Copperplate. By M. Lesser: with Notes, by P. LyonetWilliam Creech; and T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, London, 1799 - 439 頁 |
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第 1 到 5 筆結果,共 64 筆
第 6 頁
... furnished it with a weapon , and as if this inftrument , though al- most imperceptible , was capable of variety of forms , fhe has beftowed on it a fharp point , and has hollowed it , that it might ferve as an inftrument for piercing ...
... furnished it with a weapon , and as if this inftrument , though al- most imperceptible , was capable of variety of forms , fhe has beftowed on it a fharp point , and has hollowed it , that it might ferve as an inftrument for piercing ...
第 11 頁
... furnish their prin- cipal food , I cannot enough admire the accuracy with which the delineates thofe infects in their different ftates , and her talent of presenting to the eye , the variety which nature has established in the mixture ...
... furnish their prin- cipal food , I cannot enough admire the accuracy with which the delineates thofe infects in their different ftates , and her talent of presenting to the eye , the variety which nature has established in the mixture ...
第 39 頁
... furnished with bones like other animals , nor indeed have they any occafion for fuch . Let large and hea- vy bodies enjoy thefe for the purpose of supporting their mafs of flefh , and of preventing them from finking under their burthen ...
... furnished with bones like other animals , nor indeed have they any occafion for fuch . Let large and hea- vy bodies enjoy thefe for the purpose of supporting their mafs of flefh , and of preventing them from finking under their burthen ...
第 41 頁
... furnished with . The legs are wanting to fome , the wings to o thers ; perhaps they may have fomething lefs al- fo , or fomething more in their vifcera ; but from thence it does not follow that their bodies are imperfect as fome ...
... furnished with . The legs are wanting to fome , the wings to o thers ; perhaps they may have fomething lefs al- fo , or fomething more in their vifcera ; but from thence it does not follow that their bodies are imperfect as fome ...
第 48 頁
... furnished with every thing neceffary for its existence , but with nothing more ; how must we be ftruck with admiration , and what ideas will we not entertain of the infinite wisdom of the Creator ! Should an artift ingenious enough to ...
... furnished with every thing neceffary for its existence , but with nothing more ; how must we be ftruck with admiration , and what ideas will we not entertain of the infinite wisdom of the Creator ! Should an artift ingenious enough to ...
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againſt alfo almoſt animalcules animals antennæ aphides appear bafe becauſe bees beetles Befides body butterflies cafe caterpillars caufe cauſe chryfalis clafs colour compofed Creator deftroy depofite difcovered diſeaſes earth eggs elytra exiſtence faid fame fays fecond fects feem feen feet female fenfe ferve feven feveral fhall fhell fhew fhould fide filk fimilar fingle fingular firft firſt fize fkin flies fmall fmell fome infects fometimes foon forts fpecies fpiders ftate ftill fubftance fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe furniſhed hath himſelf ichneumon iffue inftance itſelf laft Laftly larva larvæ laſt leaſt lefs likewife live locufts male moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary nefts nymphs obferved occafion pafs perfons preferve produced purpoſe quadrupeds reafon Reaumur refemble refpect refpiration ſkin ſmall ſome ſpecies ſtate thefe thefe infects themſelves theſe thing thofe thorax thoſe threads uſe veffels whofe wifdom wings worms