 | James Rennie - 1830 - 442 pages
...artificers, we disturbed them in their work ; and as soon as they were driven from their stations, the leaves on which they were employed sprang up with...strength. But, though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged ; for thousands immediately threw themselves upon us, and... | |
 | James Rennie - 1830 - 440 pages
...work ; and as soon as they were driven from their stations, the .leaves on. which they were euployed sprang up with a force much greater than we could...strength. But, though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged ; for thousands immediately threw themselves upon us, and... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 526 pages
...which nature has enabled them to elaborate. Their method of first bending down the leaves we had no opportunity to observe; but we saw thousands uniting...strength. But, though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged; for thousands immediately threw themselves upon us, and... | |
 | Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon - 1831 - 402 pages
...down by the effort of these diminutive artificers, we disturbed them in their work ; and as soon aa they were driven from their station, the leaves on...strength. But, though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged ; for thousands immediately threw themselves upi3 on us,... | |
 | James Cook - 1842 - 636 pages
...and as soon as they were driven from their station, the leaves on which they were employed, sprung up with a force much greater than we could have thought...strength. But, though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevengcd; for thousands immediately threw themselves upon us, and... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 282 pages
...which they were employed sprang up with a force much greater than we could have thought these insects able to conquer by any combination of their strength. But though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged, for thousands immediately threw themselves upon us, and... | |
 | C. T - 1847 - 316 pages
...artificers, we disturbed them in their work ; and as soon as they were driven from their stations, the leaves on which they were employed sprang up with...strength ; but though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged, for thousands immediately threw themselves upon us, and... | |
 | Four little wise ones - 1853 - 456 pages
...which nature has enabled them to elaborate. Their method of first bending down the leaves we had no opportunity to observe; but we saw thousands uniting...strength. But though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged; for thousands immediately threw themselves upon us, and... | |
 | Harden S. Melville - 1867 - 262 pages
...diminutive artificers, we disturbed them in their work, and as soon as they were driven from their stations the leaves on which they were employed sprang up with...strength. But though we gratified our curiosity at their expense, the injury did not go unrevenged, for thousands immediately threw themselves upon us and gave... | |
 | John Platts - 1876 - 986 pages
...their station, the leaves on which they were employed sprang up with a force much greater than they could have thought them able to conquer, by any combination of their strength." THE VISITING ANTS. — At Paramaribo, a Dutch colony in the province of Surinam, there is a species... | |
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To satisfy ourselves that the leaves were bent and held down by the effort of these diminutive artificers, we disturbed them in their work ; and as soon as they were driven from their station, the leaves on which they were employed, sprang up with a force... 
