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" Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature, night and day, in scooping the earth, and forcing its great body into the cavity ; but, as the noons of that season proved unusually warm and sunny, it was continually interrupted, and called forth by... "
The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ... - Page 544
by Edward Polehampton - 1821
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Gallery of Nature and Art, Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ..., Volume 5

Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...hour hand of a clock. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature, night and day, in scoop, ing the earth, and forcing its great body into the cavity...continually interrupted, and called forth by the heat in (he middle of the day, and though I continued there till the thirteenth of November, yet the work remained...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 8

1823 - 858 pages
...month in performing one feat of copulation. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature night aod day in scooping the earth, and forcing its great body...continued there till the thirteenth of November, yet tbe work remained unfinished. Harsher wealiitr, and frosty mornings, would have quickened its 2 operations....
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The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White - 1829 - 364 pages
...copulation. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature night and day in scooping the earth, awl forcing its great body into the cavity ; but, as the...of the day; and though I continued there till the 13th of November, yet the work remained unfinished. Harsher weather, and frosty mornings, would have...
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The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization: The class ...

Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 722 pages
...little exceeding the hour hand of a clock. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature, night and day, in scooping the earth, and forcing its great...the middle of the day, and though I continued there until the thirteenth of November, yet the work remained unfinished : harsher weather and frosty mornings...
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The Class Reptilia

Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 782 pages
...little exceeding the hour hand of a clock. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature, night and day, in scooping the earth, and forcing its great...the middle of the day, and though I continued there until the thirteenth of November, yet the work remained unfinished : harsher weather and frosty mornings...
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The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...month in performing one feat oi copulation. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature night and day in scooping the earth, and forcing its great...of the day ; and though I continued there till the 13th of November, yet the work remained unfinished. Harsher weather, and frosty mornings, would have...
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The Sacred History of the World, as Displayed in the Creation and ..., Volume 1

Sharon Turner - 1832 - 440 pages
...habits and disposition s.ยง To see the crocodile Nothing can he more assiduous than this creature, night and day, in scooping the earth, and forcing its great body into the cavity. . .If attended to, it hecomes an excellent weather-glass ; for as sure as it walks elate, and as it...
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The natural history of Selborne, arranged for young persons [by G. Ellis].

Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...slow, little exceeding the hour-hand of a clock. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature night and day in scooping the earth, and forcing its great...sunny, it was continually interrupted, and called fortb, by the heat in the middle of the day; and though I continued there till the 13th of November,...
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The Natural History of Selbourne: With Observations on Various Parts of ...

Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...month in performing one feat of copulation. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature night and day in scooping the earth, and forcing its great...of the day ; and, though I continued there till the 1 3th of November, yet the work remained unfinished. Harsher weather, and frosty mornings, would have...
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The natural history and antiquities of Selborne. With The naturalist's ...

Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...month in performing one feat of copulation. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature night and day in scooping the earth, and forcing its great...of the day; and though I continued there till the 13th of November, yet the work remained unfinished. Harsher weather, and frosty mornings, would have...
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