 | Gilbert White - 1843 - 424 pages
...which renders them less an object of attention ; and from their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of Nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half the birds, and some quadrupeds, which are... | |
 | Robert Patterson - 1849 - 282 pages
...minuteness, which renders them less an object of attention, and from their numbers and fecundity. Earthworms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half the birds, and some quadrupeds, which are... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1850 - 458 pages
...minuteness, which renders them less an object of attention; and from their numbers and fecundity. Earthworms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half the birds, and some quadrupeds which are... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1854 - 538 pages
...Many other instances might be brought forward. — KD. from their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of "Nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm.* For to say nothing of half the birds, and some quadrupeds, which are... | |
 | John Marius Wilson - 1859 - 476 pages
...worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the cham of nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half the birds, and some qaadrupeds, which are almost entirely supported by them, worms seem to be great promoters of vegetation.... | |
 | Gilbert White, Edward Jesse - 1861 - 532 pages
...Many other instances might be brought forward. — ED. from their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of TsTature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm.* For to say nothing of half the birds, and some... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1862 - 456 pages
...which renders them less an object of attention ; and from their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of Nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half the birds, and some quadrupeds which are... | |
 | Home tutor - 1862 - 532 pages
...which renders them less an object of attention, and from their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half the birds, and some quadrupeds, which are... | |
 | British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology, George Johnston - 1865 - 446 pages
...difficulty in meeting with a mate, as would he the case were they of different sexes. " Earthworms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of Nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm. For to say nothing of half the birds, and some quadrupeds, which are... | |
 | Charles R. Baker - 1866 - 532 pages
...fecundity, as well as from that minuteness which renders them so little an object of attention. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of nature, would, if lost, make a lamentable chasm. To make no mention of the birds and quadrupeds which are supported... | |
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Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of Nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm. 
