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" ... wooden box. In the night they made such a noise that I awoke in a fright, and ordered a light to be brought, not being able to guess from whence the noise proceeded : as soon as I found that it came from the box, I opened it, but was still... "
Domestic instruction on useful and interesting subjects - Page 130
by mrs. Matthias - 1829
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Animal Biography: Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners ..., Volume 3

William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...it came from the box, I opened it, but was still more alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, at seeing a flame of fire come out of it ; and as many animals as came out, so many different flames appeared. When I found this to be the case, I recovered from my alarm, and again collected...
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The Natural History of Remarkable Insects: With Their Habits and Instincts

1822 - 184 pages
...fright, and ordered a light to be brought, not knowing from whence the noise proceeded. As we found that it came from the box, we opened it, but were still...out of it; and as many animals as came out, so many iflim.fcs of fire appeared. When we found this lo be the case, we recovered from our fright, tand again...
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The Manchester iris, Volume 2

1823 - 450 pages
...came from the lx>x, we opened it : but were still much more alarmed, and let it fall to the ground at seeing a flame of fire come out of it ; and as many as came out, so many flames of fire appeared. When we found this to be the case, we recovered from...
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The Ladies' pocket magazine

1836 - 634 pages
...from the box, I opened it, but was still more alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, on seeing a flame of fire come out of it ; and as many insects as came out, so many different flames appeared. When I found this to be the case, I recovered...
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Gill's technological [afterw.] Gill's scientific, technological ..., Volume 6

Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1830 - 420 pages
...from the box, I opened it, but was still more alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, on seeing a flame of fire come out of it; and as many insects as came- out, so many different flames appeared. When I found this to be the case, I recovered...
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The Polar star, being a continuation of 'The Extractor', of ..., Volume 4

1830 - 436 pages
...from the box, I opened it, but was still more alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, on seeing a flame of fire come out of it ; and as many insects as came out, sо many different flames appeared. When I found this to be the case, I recovered...
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The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 5

1830 - 428 pages
...the box, I opened it, but wa» still more alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, «n seeing a flame of fire come out of it; and as many insects as came out, so many different flames appeared. When 1 found this to be the case, I recovered...
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On the Habits and Instincts of Animals

William Swainson - 1840 - 394 pages
...instantly let it fall to the ground with affright, on perceiving flames of fire issue out of it, — for, as many animals as came out, so many flames of fire appeared. When we found this to be the cause, we recovered from our terror, and again collected the insects, much admiring their splendid...
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The Friend, Volume 19

Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 pages
...it came from the box, I opened it, but was still more alitrmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, at seeing a flame of fire come out of it ; and as many animals came out, so many different flames appeared. When I found this to be the case, I recovered from my...
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A history of the earth and animated nature with numerous notes ..., Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - 1862 - 702 pages
...it came from the box, I oponed it, but was still moro alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, at seeing a flame of fire come out of it ; and as many animals as came out, so many different flames appeared. When I found this to be the case. I recovered from my alarm, and again collected...
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