 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...morning till late. Besides, it retires to rut for every shower, and does not move at all in wet days. When one reflects on the state of this strange being, it is a matter of wonder that Providence should bestow such a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pages
...reflects on the state of this strange being, it is a matter of wonder that Providence should bestow such a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander away more than two thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to all sensation for months... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1829 - 364 pages
...morning till late. Besides, it retires to rest for every shower, and does not move at all in wet -days. When one reflects on the state of this strange being,...more than two-thirds of its existence in a joyless Btupor, and be lost to all sensation for mouths together in the profoundest of slumbers. While 1 was... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 722 pages
...morning until late. Besides, it retires to rest for every shower, and does not move at all in wet days. When one reflects on the state of this strange being, it is a matter of wonder that Providence should bestow such a waste of longevity on a reptile that appears to relish it so little,... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 782 pages
...morning until late. Besides, it retires to rest for every shower, and does not move at all in wet days. When one reflects on the state of this strange being, it is a matter of wonder that Providence should bestow such a waste of longevity on a reptile that appears to relish it so little,... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...morning till late. Besides, it retires to rest at every shower, and does not move at all in wet days. When one reflects on the state of this strange being,...appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two- thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to all sensation for months together... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1834 - 396 pages
...241 till late. Besides, it retires to rest for every shower, and does not liimi' at all in wet days** When one reflects on the state of this strange being,...of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish h so little as to squander more than two-thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 678 pages
...morning till late. Besides, it retires to rest for every shower ; and does not move at all in wet days. When one reflects on the state of this strange being,...appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to all sensation for months together in... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...morning till late. Besides, it retires to rest for every shower ; and does not move at all in wet days. When one reflects on the state of this strange being,...appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to all sensation for mouths together in... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1842 - 336 pages
...morning till late. Besides, it retires to rest at every shower, and does not move at all in wet days. When one reflects on the state of this strange being,...appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to all sensation for months together in... | |
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When one reflects on the state of this strange being, it is a matter of wonder to find that Providence should bestow such a profusion of days, such a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander more than... 
