 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...  Animal Biography: Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy ... - Page 249by William Bingley - 1803Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Fletcher - 1845 - 546 pages
...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...ordered a light to be brought, not being able to guess whence the noise proceeded. As soon as I found it came from the box, I opened it, but was still more... | |
 | Robert Smith - 1846 - 434 pages
...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...came from the box, I opened it, but was still more alitrmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, at seeing a flame of fire come out of it ; and... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1847 - 838 pages
...they shone by night, a number of these lanternflies, (Fulgora lanternaria), 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 alight to be brought, not knowing from where the noise proceeded. As soon as \ve found that it came... | |
 | 1851 - 656 pages
...before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these lantern-flies, I shut them up in a large wooden box. In the night they made such a noise, that...in a fright, and ordered a light to be brought, not knowing from whence the noise proceeded. As soon as we found that it came from the box, we opened it... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1862 - 702 pages
...a number of lantern-flies, before I was aware that they shone by night, which I shut up in a large wooden box. In the night they made such a noise, that...proceeded. As soon as I found that it came from the box, I oponed it, but was still moro alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, at seeing a flame... | |
 | 1864 - 422 pages
...The Indians," she sap, "once brought me a number of these lantern flies, which I shut up in a larjre wooden box. In the night they made such a noise, that I awoke in a fright, not being able to guess from whence the noise came ; as soon as I found that it came from the box,... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1871 - 626 pages
...number of the lantern-flies, which I shut up in a large wooden box. In the night they made sucli я noise, that I awoke in a fright, and ordered a light to be brought. We soon found that the noise came from the box, and opened it, but were much alarmed, ami instantly... | |
 | Charles Frederick Holder - 1887 - 272 pages
...before I knew that they shone at 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...in a fright, and ordered a light to be brought, not knowing from whence the noise proceeded. As soon as we found that it came from the box, we opened it,... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 400 pages
...before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these lantern-files, which I shut up in a large wooden box. In the night they made such a noise that...in a fright, and ordered a light to be brought; not knowing from whence the noise proceeded. As soon as we found that it came from the box, we opened it;... | |
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