 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 255by William Bingley - 1803Full view - About this book
 | mrs. Matthias - 1829 - 212 pages
...me, before I knew 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...in a fright, and ordered a light to be brought, not knowing from whence the noise proceeded. As soon as we found it came from the box, we opened it, but... | |
 | Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1830 - 420 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,...alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, on seeing a flame of fire come out of it; and as many insects as came- out, so many different flames... | |
 | 1830 - 436 pages
...before I knew that they shone by night, a number of these lantern flies, which 1 shut up in a large wooden box. In the night, they made such a noise,...alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, on seeing a flame of fire come out of it ; and as many insects as came out, sо many different flames... | |
 | 1830 - 428 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,...guess from whence the noise proceeded : as soon as 1 found that it came from the box, I opened it, but wa» still more alarmed, and let it fall to the... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1832 - 998 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...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... | |
 | James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood - 1835 - 332 pages
...they shone by night, a number of these lanternflies (Fulgora lantemaria), which I «hut 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,... | |
 | 1837 - 224 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...alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, on seeing a llame of fire come out of it ; and as many insects as came out of it, so many different... | |
 | 1837 - 392 pages
...'liefenI 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...alarmed, and let it fall to the ground in my fright, on seeing a llame of lire come out of it; andas many insects as came out of it, so many different flames... | |
 | 1839 - 428 pages
...The Indians," she says, once brought me 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, not being able to guess from whence the noise came ; as soon as I found that it came from the box,... | |
 | William Swainson - 1840 - 394 pages
...me, before I knew that they shone by night, a number of the lantern flies, which I shut up in a large wooden box. In the night, they made such a noise,...guess from whence the noise proceeded. As soon as we found that it came from the box, we opened it ; but were much more alarmed, and instantly let it... | |
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