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Stories of the animal world; arranged so as to form a systematic ... - Page 419
by Bourne Hall Draper - 1845
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Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc, Volume 2

William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1818 - 862 pages
...before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, .ind in such prodigious numbers, that in a short time the whole surface of...that they may be mistaken for pieces of the rock, and arc generally of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long, and two or three round. \Vfcen...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 18

1818 - 590 pages
...before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface...that they may be mistaken for pieces of the rock, and are generally of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long, and two or three round. When...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 18

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1818 - 574 pages
...before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface...that they may be mistaken for pieces of the rock, and are general ly of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long, and two or three round. When...
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Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great ...

Basil Hall, Herbert John Clifford - 1818 - 504 pages
...before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface...that they may be mistaken for pieces of the rock, and are generally of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long, and two or three round. When...
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Annals of Philosophy: Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy ..., Volume 11

1818 - 514 pages
...before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that in a short time the whole surface of...that they may be mistaken for pieces of the rock, and are generally of a dark colour, and from four to five inches long, and two or three round. When...
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Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy ..., Volume 11

1818 - 512 pages
...before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that in a short time the whole surface of...rapid motion in all directions, probably to catch fpod. Others are so sluggish that they may be mistaken for pieces of the rock, and are generally of...
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Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea and the Great ...

Basil Hall - 1818 - 220 pages
...before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface...moved about with a rapid motion in all directions, prol>ably to catch food. Others are so sluggish, that they may be mistaken for pieces of the rock,...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 29

1818 - 590 pages
...were before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes ; and in such number, that in a short time the whole surface of the rock...moved about with a rapid motion in all directions, probihly to catch food. Others are so sluggish that they may be mistaken for pieces of the rock; they...
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The Eclectic Review, Volume 9; Volume 27

Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1818 - 628 pages
...before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and 8'zes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface...the rock appears to be alive and in motion. The most comRion worm is in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches '°°g> which are moved about...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 18

1818 - 428 pages
...before invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that in a short time the whole surface of the rock appears in motion. The most common worm is in the form of a star, with arms from four to six inches long, which...
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