 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1832 - 832 pages
...of sufficient bigness, and imprint a mark both on the fish and the shell, by the situation, conform to its figure." This theory has been fully adopted by Sir E. Home, from whose paper 1 have made the above quotation. " If," says the enthusiastic baronet, " I shall prove that this, the... | |
 | George Johnston - 1850 - 634 pages
...of sufficient bigness, and imprint a mark both on the fish and the shell, by the situation, conform to its figure." This theory has been fully adopted...paper I have made the above quotation. * " If," says this unworthy anatomist, " I shall prove that this, the richest jewel in a monarch's crown, which cannot... | |
 | 1868 - 808 pages
...they are made, these wondrous beauties ! Well may, therefore, Sir Everard Home exclaim : " If I can prove that this, the richest jewel in a monarch's...which cannot be imitated by any art of man either in beauty of form or brilliancy of lustre, is the abortive egg of an oyster enveloped in its own nacre,... | |
 | 1868 - 820 pages
...they are made, these wondrous beauties ! Well may, therefore, Sir Everard Home exclaim : " If I can prove that this, the richest jewel in a monarch's...which cannot be imitated by any art of man either in beauty of form or brilliancy of lustre, is the abortive egg of an oyster enveloped in its own nacre,... | |
 | Maximilian Schele de Vere - 1869 - 372 pages
...they are made, these wondrous beauties ! "Well may, therefore, Sir Everard Home exclaim : " If I can prove that this, the richest jewel in a monarch's...which cannot be imitated by any art of man, either in beauty of form or brilliancy of lustre, is the abortive egg of an oyster enveloped in its own nacre,... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1869 - 526 pages
...discovery was rather pompously announced by Sir Everard some years ago, when he stated : ' If I can prove that this, the richest jewel in a monarch's...which cannot be imitated by any art of man, either in beauty of form or brilliancy of lustre, is the abortive egg of an oyster enveloped in its own nacre,... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1871 - 276 pages
...discovery was rather pompously announced by Sir Everard some years ago, when he stated : ' If I can prove that this, the richest jewel in a monarch's...which cannot be imitated by any art of man, either in beauty of form or brilliancy of lustre, is the abortive egg of an oyster enveloped in its own nacre,... | |
 | John Richards Philpots - 1891 - 748 pages
...surgeon in the early part of this century, who was led to study the structure of Pearls, " if I can prove that this, the richest jewel in a monarch's crown, which cannot be imitated by any art of man " (he is rather wrong there : it can be imitated, and wonderfully imitated too), " either in beauty... | |
 | Isidore Kozminsky - 1922 - 560 pages
...Everard Home, unaware of the letter of Sandius, arrived at the same conclusion independently. He writes that this, "the richest jewel in a monarch's crown...which cannot be imitated by any art of man, either in beauty of form or brilliancy of lustre is the abortive egg of an oyster enveloped in its own nacre."... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 534 pages
...discovery was rather pompously announced by Sir Everard some years ago, when he stated, " If I can prove that this, the richest jewel in a monarch's...which cannot be imitated by any art of man, either in beauty of form or brilliancy of lustre, is the abortive egg of an oyster enveloped in its own nacre,... | |
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This theory has been fully adopted by Sir E. Home, from whose paper I have made the above quotation. ' If,' says the enthusiastic Baronet, ' I shall prove that this, the richest jewel in a monarch's crown, which cannot be imitated by any art of man, either... 