 | Gilbert White - 1822 - 380 pages
...tortoise, formerly mentioned, began first to dig the ground in order to the forming its hybernaculum, which it had fixed on just beside a great tuft of hepaticas. It scrapes out the ground with its fore-feet, and throws it up over its back with its hind ; but the motion of its legs is ridiculously... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...tortoise, formerly mentioned, began first to dig the ground, in order to the forming of its hybernaculum, which it had fixed on just beside a great tuft of hepaticas. It scrapes out the ground with its fore-feet, and throws it up over its back with its hind ; but the motion of its legs is ridiculously... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...TORTOISE, formerly mentioned, began first to dig the ground, in order to the forming of its hybernaculum, which it had fixed on just beside a great tuft of hepaticas. It scrapes out the ground with its forefeet, and throws it up over its back with its hind ; but the motion of its legs is ridiculously... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...tortoise, formerly mentioned, began first to dig the ground in order to the forming its hybcrnaculum, which it had fixed on just beside a great tuft of...its legs is ridiculously slow, little exceeding the hour-hand of a clock1; and suitable to the composure of an animal said to be a whole month in performing... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 pages
...tortoise, formerly mentioned, began first to dig the ground in order to the forming its hybernaculum, which it had fixed on just beside a great tuft of...its legs is ridiculously slow, little exceeding the hour-hand of a clock1; and suitable to the composure of an animal said to be a whole month in performing... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 342 pages
...TORTOISE, formerly mentioned, began first to dig the ground in order to the forming of its hyber^ naculum, which it had fixed on just beside a great tuft of...its legs is ridiculously slow, little exceeding the hourhand of a clock. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature, night and day, in scooping the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 348 pages
...TORTOISE, formerly mentioned, began first to dig the ground in order to the forming of its hybernaculum, which it had fixed on just beside a great tuft of...its legs is ridiculously slow, little exceeding the hourhand of a clock. Nothing can be more assiduous than this creature, night and day, in scooping the... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 336 pages
...TORTOISE, formerly mentioned, began first to dig the ground in order to the forming of its hybernaculum, which it had fixed on just beside a great tuft of...its fore feet, and throws it up over its back with ita hind ; but the motion of its legs is ridiculously slow, little exceeding the hourhand of a clock.... | |
 | 1843 - 524 pages
...had fixed on just beside a great tuft of hepáticas. It scrapes out the ground with its fore-feet, and throws it up over its back with its hind ; but...its legs is ridiculously slow, little exceeding the hour-hand of a clock ; and suitable to the composure of an animal said to be a whole month in performing... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1843 - 532 pages
...had fixed on just beside a great tuft of hepáticas. It scrapes out the ground with its fore-feet, and throws it up over its back with its hind ; but...its legs is ridiculously slow, little exceeding the hour-hand of a clock ; and suitable to the composure of an animal said to be a whole month in performing... | |
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It scrapes out the ground with its fore feet, and throws it up over its back with its hind; but the motion of its legs is ridiculously slow, little exceeding the hour-hand of a clock... 
