 Thus the pleasure of seeing them come out to fight or to work, alternately, may be obtained as often as curiosity excites, or time permits; and it will certainly be found, that the one order never attempts to fight, nor the other to work, let the emergency...  The Philosophy of Natural History - Page 369by William Smellie - 1790Full view - About this book
 | Several Hands - 1782 - 586 pages
...pleafure of feeing them come out to fight or to work alternately may be obtained, as often as curiofity excites, or time permits ; and it will certainly be...other to work, let the emergency be ever fo great.' — The obftinacy of the foldiers is remarkable. — ' They fight to the very laft, difputing every... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1782 - 588 pages
...pleafure of feeing them come out to fight or to work alternately may be obtained, as often as curiofity excites* or time permits : and it will certainly be...other to work, let the emergency be ever fo great.' — The obftinacy of the foldiers is remarkable. — ' They fight to the very laft, difputing every... | |
 | 1791 - 822 pages
...pleafure of feeing tltcm come out to fight or to work alternately, may be obtained as often aï curiofity excites or time permits : and it will certainly be...order never attempts to fight, or the other to work, t the emergency be ever fo great." The obllinacy of the foldicrs is remarkable. " They fight to the... | |
 | 1793 - 738 pages
...bs obtained ai often as curiofïty ejtcite* or time permits: and it will ccrt»iely be found, thnt the one order never attempts to fight, or the other to work, let the emergency be crcr fa great." OBSERVATIONS on RESPIRATION, with a View to afcerum tb« Origin of the fixed Air discovered... | |
 | 1782 - 682 pages
...pleafure of feeing them come out to fight or to work alternately may be obtained, as often as cuiiofity excites, or time permits : and it will certainly be found, that the one order ncvec attempts to fight, or the other to work, let pitioni, are almofl certain of a fpeedy re- the... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...pleasure of seeing them come out to fight or to work, alternately, may be obtained as often as curiosity excites, or time permits ; and it will certainly be...found, that the one order never attempts to fight, nor the other to work, let the emergency be ever so great." It is exceedingly difficult to explore... | |
 | George Barrington - 1810 - 512 pages
...pleasure of seeing them come out to fight or to work, alternately, may be obtained as often as curiosity excites, or time permits; and it will certainly be...found, that the one order never attempts to fight, nor the other to work, let the emergency be ever so great" But as these ants are sometimes the instruments... | |
 | 1814 - 984 pages
...pleasure of seeing them come out to fight or to work alternately, may be obtained as often as curiosity excites, or time permits ; and it will certainly be...found, that the one order .never attempts to fight, nor the other to work, let the emergency be ever so great." It is exceedingly difficult to explore... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 pages
...come out to fight or work alternately, Mr. Smeathman observes, may be obtained as often as curiosity excites, or time permits ; and it will certainly be found that the one order never attempts lo light, nor the other to work, let the emergency be ever so great. The obstinacy of the soldiers... | |
 | 1823 - 858 pages
...pleasure of seeing them come out to fight or to work alternately may be obtained ai often as curiosity excites or time permits ; and it will certainly be...fight, or the other to work, let the emergency be ever so great. The obstinacy of the soldiers is remarkable. They fight to the very last, disputing every... | |
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