 | William Paley - Natural history - 1819 - 302 pages
...examined-, it proved to be nothing else than so much space, filled with young shrimps. intheactof-bounding into the air from the shallow margin of the water,...animal could express delight, it was this; if they hod meant to make signs <rf their happiness, they could not have done it more intelligibly. Suppose,... | |
 | William Paley - Natural history - 1820 - 292 pages
...this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so much space, filled with young shrimps, in the act of bounding into the air from...of a mute animal could express delight it was this : ii they had meant to make sign* of their happiness, they could not have done it more intelligibly.... | |
 | Natural history - 1822 - 192 pages
...this cloud comes to be examined, it proves to be nothing else than so much space filled with young shrimps in the act of bounding into the air from the shallow margin of the water, or from the wet cand. If any motion of a mute animal can express delig-bt it is this, if they had meant to make signs... | |
 | Maria Hack - Birds - 1824 - 214 pages
...appeared like a cloud, was in reality a multitude of young shrimps, which were amusing themselves by bounding into the air, from the shallow margin of the water, or from the wet sand." " I think he must have been disappointed, when his wonderful cloud proved to be only an assemblage... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 382 pages
...this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so much space, filled with youne shrimps, in the act of bounding into the air from the shallow marein of the water, or from the wet sand. If any motion of a mute animal could express delight, it... | |
 | Creation - 1826 - 188 pages
...this cloud comes to be examined, it proves to be nothing else than so much space filled with young shrimps, in the act of bounding into the air from...from the wet sand. If any motion of a mute animal can express delight, it is this; if they had fjieant tp make signs of their happiness, » 3 they could... | |
 | Maria Hack - Mothers and sons - 1828 - 106 pages
...appeared like a cloud, was in reality a multitude of young shrimps, which were amusing themselves by bounding into the air, from the shallow margin of the water, or from the wet sand." " I think he must have been disappointed, when his- wonderful cloud proved to be only an assemblage... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...the water. 5. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be so much space filled with young shrimps,' in the act of bounding into the air from...animal could express delight, it was this : if they had designed to make signs of their happiness, they could not have done it more intelligibly. Suppose,... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...the water. 5. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be so much space filled with young shrimps,' in the act of bounding into the air from...animal could express delight, it was this : if they had designed to maJce signs of their happiness, they could not have done it more intelligibly. Suppose,... | |
 | Robert Bakewell - Geology - 1833 - 656 pages
...figuratively called the head and the heart. shallow margin of the water, or from wet sand. He observes : " If any motion of a mute animal could express delight, it was this." We cannot take cognisance of the actions of creatures enclosed in bivalve shells; but a distinguished... | |
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... perhaps, of half a yard, and of the breadth of two or three yards, stretching along the coast as far as the eye could reach, and always retiring with the water. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so much space filled... 
