 | 1804 - 174 pages
...of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in a soft pliant skin, which eludes the sting even of...of a lobster, and their vast length, like spears, serves to keep every assailant at a distance. Not worse furnished for observation than for an attack... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 514 pages
...of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in a soft pliant skin, which eludes the sting even of...several eyes, large, transparent, and covered with a hornv substance, which, however, does not impede its vision. Besides this, it is furnished with a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 486 pages
...of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in a soft pliant skin, which eludes the sting even of...of a lobster ; and their vast length, like spears, serves to keep every assailant at a distance. Not worse furnished for observation than for au attack... | |
 | 1821 - 384 pages
...of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in a soft pliant skin, which eludes the sting even of...several eyes, large, transparent, and covered with a horny substance, which, however, does not impede its vision. Besides this, it is furnished with a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 448 pages
...of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in a soft pliant skin, which eludes the sting even of...several eyes, large, transparent, and covered with a horny substance, which, however, does not impede its vision. Besides this, it is furnished with a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in h looks than words, and continued to lean upon his...wife also hoped one day to have the pleasure of ret serve to keep every assailant at a like s|ii-ars, distance. Not worse furnished for observation than... | |
 | 1835 - 432 pages
...of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in a soft pliant skin, which eludes the sting even of...several eyes, large, transparent, and covered with a horny substance, which, however, does not impede its vision. Besides this, it is furnished with a... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in a soft pliant skin, which eludes tlio sting even of a wasp. Its legs are terminated by strong...and their vast length, like spears, serve to keep overy assailant at a distance. Not worse furnished for observation than for an attack or a defence,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 602 pages
...of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in a soft pliant skin, which eludes the sting even of...several eyes, large, transparent, and covered with a horny substance, which, however, does not impede (1) [Goldsmith's residence at this period was on... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pages
...of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of every other insect, and its belly is enveloped in j and their vast length, like spears, serve to keep every assailant at a distance. Not worse furnished... | |
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... nature for a state of war, not only upon other insects, but upon each other. For this state nature seems perfectly well to have formed it. Its head and breast are covered with a strong natural coat of mail, which is impenetrable to the attempts of... 
