 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...bristles, used in extracting juices for food, and for some other purposes. j- Fulgora lanternaria. L'rnii. wooden box. In the night they made such a noise that...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,... | |
 | William Bingley - 1805 - 622 pages
...once brought me (says she) before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these Lantern-flies, which I shut up in a large wooden box. In the night...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,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1813 - 714 pages
...once brought me, before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these lanthoruflies, which 1 shul up in a large wooden box. In the night they made such a noise that I woke in a fright and ordered a light to be brought, not knowing whence the noise proceeded. As soon... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...brougbt me, " says she," before 1 knew that they shone by night, a number of these lantern-flies, wbich I shut up in a large wooden box. In the night they made such a noise, that I awoke ina fright, and ordered a light to be brought : not knowing then whence the noise proceeded. As soon... | |
 | William O'Regan - 1817 - 342 pages
...light proceeding from these insects. ' The Indians once brought me,' says she, ' before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these lantern flies,...from whence the noise proceeded. -As soon as we found that it came from the box, we opened it ; but were still much more alarmed, and let it fall to the... | |
 | William O'Regan - 1817 - 346 pages
...light proceeding from these insects. ' The Indians once brought me,' says she, ' before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these lantern flies,...from whence the noise proceeded. As soon as we found that it came from the box, we opened it ; but were still much more alarmed, andletitfallto the ground... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1817 - 266 pages
...light proceeding from these insects. " The Indians once brought me," says she, " before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these Lantern Flies,...brought, not knowing from whence the noise proceeded. As we found that it came from the box, we opened it, but were still much more alarmed, and let it fall... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pages
...brought me, " says she,'' before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these lantern-flies, which I shut up in a large wooden box. In the night...fright, and ordered a light to be brought : not knowing then whence the noise proceeded. As soon as we found that it came from the box, we opened it ; but... | |
 | 1822 - 194 pages
...light proceeding from these insects. " The Indians once brought me," says she, " before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these Lantern Flies,...brought, not knowing from whence the noise proceeded. As we found that it came from the box, we opened it, but were still much more alarmed, and let it fall... | |
 | 1822 - 184 pages
...Flies, which I shut up in a large t, wooden box. In the night they inade such a noise, ttint I awo^-e in a 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 much, more alarmed, and let it fall... | |
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Indians once brought me," says she, " before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these Lantern Flies, which I shut up in a large wooden box. In the night they made such a noise, that I awoke in a fright, and ordered a light to be brought, not... 
