 | 1877 - 594 pages
...covering the ground lying between these two ant-hills, and occupying a space of two feet in breadth. Both armies met at half-way from their respective...ground and fought in pairs, keeping firm hold of their antagonist by their mandibles ; a considerable number were engaged in the attack and leading away prisoners.... | |
 | 1821 - 498 pages
...covering the ground lying between these two anthills, and occupying a space of two feet in breadth. Both armies met at half-way from their respective...there the battle commenced. Thousands of ants took theii station upon the highest ground, and fought in pairs, keeping firm hold of their antagonists... | |
 | Republic - 1822 - 114 pages
...covering thsj ground lying between these two Ant-hills, and occupying a space of two feet in breadth. Both armies met at halfway from their respective habitations,...the battle commenced. Thousands of Ants took their stations on the highest ground, -and fought in pairs. The scene of warfare occupied a space of about... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 pages
...between the two ant-hills, and occupying a space of two feet in breadth. Both armies met at half way from their respective habitations, and there the battle...fought in pairs, keeping firm hold of their antagonists ; a considerable number were engaged in the attack, and leading away prisoners. The latter made several... | |
 | James Rennie - 1829 - 342 pages
...more determined body of combatants. " Both armies met half-way from their respective habitations, and the battle commenced: thousands of ants took their...firm hold of their antagonists by their mandibles ; while a considerable number were engaged in the attack, others were leading away prisoners ; the... | |
 | 1830 - 658 pages
...describes one of their engagements. ' " Both armies met half-way from their respective habitations, and the battle commenced : thousands of ants took their...firm hold of their antagonists by their mandibles; while a considerable number were engaged in the attack, others were leading away prisoners ; the latter... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 434 pages
...covering the ground lying between these two ant-hills, and occupying a space of two feet in breadth. Both armies met at half-way from their respective...away prisoners. The latter made several ineffectual efforts to escape, as if aware that, upon their arrival at the camp, they would experience a cruel... | |
 | 1831 - 418 pages
...from their respective habitations, and the battle commenced; thousands of ants took their stations upon the highest ground, and fought in pairs, keeping...firm hold of their antagonists by their mandibles; while a considerable number were engaged in the attack, others were leading away prisoners ; the latter... | |
 | C. T - 1847 - 316 pages
...between these two ant-hills, and occupying a space of two feet in breadth. Both armies met at half way from their respective habitations, and there the battle...away prisoners. The latter made several ineffectual efforts to escape, as if aware that upon their arrival at the camp, they would experience a cruel death.... | |
 | 1852 - 432 pages
...the ground VOL. II. lying between these two ant-liills, and occupying a space of two feet in breadth. Both armies met at half-way from their respective...in pairs, keeping firm hold of their antagonists by flieir mandibles : a considerable number were engaged in the attack, and leading away prisonem. The... | |
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Let us figure to ourselves this prodigious crowd of insects covering the ground lying between these two ant-hills, and occupying a space of two feet in breadth. Both armies met at half-way from their respective habitations, and there the battle commenced.... 
