 | William Kirby, William Spence - 1818 - 552 pages
...wherever he found them. He had no apprehension from their stings, but \vonld seize them with naked hands, and at once disarm them of their weapons, and suck...Sometimes he would fill his bosom between his shirt and skin with these animals ; and sometimes he endeavoured to confine them in bottles. He was very injurious... | |
 | 1821 - 444 pages
...his prey, * he found them. He had no apprehension r stings, but would seize them with naked bands, and at once disarm them of their weapons, and suck...Sometimes he would fill his bosom between his shirt And skin with these animals ; and sometimes he endeavoured to confine them in bottles. He was very injurious... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pages
...apprehension from their stings, but would seize them with naked hands, and at once disarm them of then- weapons, and suck their bodies for the sake of their honey-bags. Sometimes be would fill his bosom between his shirt and skin with these animals ; and sometimes he endeavoured... | |
 | William Hone - 1827 - 394 pages
...game in the fields and on sunny banks. Honey-bees, humble-bees, and wasps, were his prey, wherever he found them : he had no apprehensions from their stings, but would seize them nndis niunibnt, and at once disarm them of their weapons, and suck their bodies for the sake of their... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - 1828 - 256 pages
...upon sunny banks. He would catch them with his bare hand, without fear of their stings : then he would disarm them of their weapons, and suck their bodies for the sake of their honeybags. Nay, so far would he carry his temerity, that he would sometimes fill his bosom, between his shirt... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 410 pages
...game in the fields, and on sunny banks. Honey-bees, humblebees, and wasps, were his prey wherever he found them : he had no apprehensions from their stings,...Sometimes he would fill his bosom, between his shirt and skin, with a number of these captives ; and sometimes would confine them in bottles. He was a very... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...game in the fields, and on sunny banks. Honey-bees, humblebees, and wasps, were his prey wherever he found them : he had no apprehensions from their stings, but would seize them nurlis maiubus, and at once disarm them of their weapons, and suck their bodies for the sake of their... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 924 pages
...game in the fields and on sunny banks. Honey-bees, humble-bees, and wasps, were his prey, wherever he found them : he had no apprehensions from their stings, but would seize them midis manibut,' and at once disarm them of their weapons, and suck their bodies for the sake of their... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 922 pages
...game in the fields and on sunny banks. Honey-bees, humble-bees, and wasps, were his prey, wherever he found them : he had no apprehensions from their stings, but would seize them ntuiii manibut, and at once disarm them of their weapons, and suck their bodies for the sake of their... | |
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... and at once disarm them of their weapons, and suck their bodies for the sake of their honey-bags. Sometimes he would fill his bosom between his shirt and his skin with a number of those captives; and sometimes would confine them in bottles. 
