| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1828 - 636 pages
...new-born flies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, then- gratuitous activity, their continual change of place...without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation they feel in their lately discovered faculties.' This This is a delightful temper of mind.... | |
| William Paley - Theology - 1810 - 498 pages
..." The insect youth are on the wing." Swarms of new-born Jlies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their...without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation which they feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee amongst the flowers in spring,... | |
| William Paley - God - 1811 - 574 pages
...view. " The insect youth are on the wing." Swarms of new"born^Ztes are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their...without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation which they feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee amongst the flowers in spring,... | |
| Thomas Brown - Philosophy - 1822 - 594 pages
...view. ' The insect youth are on the wing.' Swarms of new-born flies are trying their powers in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their...without use or purpose, testify their joy and the exultation which they feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee, amongst the flowers in spring,... | |
| John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...' The insect youth are on the wing.' Swarms of new-born flies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their...without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation which they feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee amongst the flowers in spring,... | |
| William Paley - 1823 - 382 pages
..."The insect youth are on the wing." Swarms of new-born flies, are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their...without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation which they feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee amongst the flowers in spring,... | |
| William Russell - English language - 1823 - 160 pages
..." The insect youth are on the wing." Swarms of new-born flies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their...without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation which they feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee amongst the flowers in spring,... | |
| John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...on the wing." Swarms of new-born flies, are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their gratuitous activity, their continual change...without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation which they feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee amongst the flowers in spring,... | |
| William Paley - 1824 - 382 pages
...are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their gratui* Itous activity, their continual change of place without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation which they feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee amongst the flowers in spring,... | |
| William Paley - Theology - 1825 - 440 pages
..." The insect youth are on the wing." Swarms of new-born flies are trying their pinions in the air. Their sportive motions, their wanton mazes, their...without use or purpose, testify their joy, and the exultation which they feel in their lately discovered faculties. A bee amongst the flowers in spring... | |
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