 ... little turfy hillock in the midst of the swamps, as Andromeda herself was chained to a rock in the sea ; which bathed her feet, as the fresh water does the roots of...  London - Page 317edited by - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Carl von Linné - 1811 - 396 pages
...serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable prototype, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till, it withers away. Hence, as this... | |
 | 1831 - 780 pages
...seq>ents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable resembler, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. Hence, as this... | |
 | 1831 - 774 pages
...serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable resembler, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. Hence, as this... | |
 | William MacGillivray - 1834 - 418 pages
...serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable prototype, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. Hence, as this... | |
 | William MacGillivray - 1834 - 418 pages
...serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable prototype, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. Hence, as this... | |
 | William MacGillivray - 1834 - 408 pages
...serpents surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable prototype, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...blushing face through excessive affliction, so does the rosy-coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. Hence, as this... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 810 pages
...scrpenU surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable rcsemblcr, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water...withers away. Hence, as this plant forms a new genus, 1 have chosen for it the name of Andromeda." ( Tttur in Lapland, Sic., vol. ip 188.) Linnœus has drawn... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 788 pages
...abode of her vegetable reserabler, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water over ita leaves and branches. As the distressed virgin cast...growing paler and paler till it withers away. Hence, as thin plant forms a new genus, I have chosen for it the name of Andr6medo." (Tour in Lapland, Src vol... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 786 pages
...the abode of her vegetable resembler, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water over it* leaves and branches. As the distressed virgin cast...her blushing face through excessive affliction, so doc« this rosy.coloured flower hang its head, growing paler and paler till it withers away. Hence,... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 796 pages
...serpent« surrounded her, as toads and other reptiles frequent the abode of her vegetable retembler, and, when they pair in the spring, throw mud and water over it* leaves and branches. As the difttreewd virgin cast down her blushing tace through excessive affliction,... | |
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