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" When one reflects on the state of this strange being, it is a matter of wonder to find that Providence should bestow such a profusion of days, such a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander more than... "
The natural history of Selborne, arranged for young persons [by G. Ellis]. - Page 291
by Gilbert White - 1860
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Gallery of Nature and Art, Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ..., Volume 5

Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander away more than two thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost...sensation for months together, in the profoundest of all slumbers ! Though he loves warm weather, he avoids the hot sun ; because his thick shell, when...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art: Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 5

Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pages
...longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander away more than two thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to all sensation for months together, in the profoundcst of all slumbers I Though be loves warm weather, he avoids the hot sun ; because his thick...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ...

Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 752 pages
...a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander away more than two-thirds of its existence in a joyless...sensation for months together, in the profoundest of all slumbers! Though he loves warm weather, he avoids the hot sun; because his thick shell, when once...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 8

1823 - 858 pages
...should bestow such a profusion of days, such a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two-thirds...the profoundest of slumbers. " While I was writing, a moist and warm afternoon, with the thermometer at 50, brought forth troops of shell-snails ; and...
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The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White - 1829 - 364 pages
...should bestow such a profusion of days, such a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two-thirds of its existence in a joyless Btupor, and be lost to all sensation for mouths together in the profoundest of slumbers. While 1 was...
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The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization: The class ...

Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 722 pages
...bestow such a waste of longevity on a reptile that appears to relish it so little, as to squander away more than two-thirds of its existence in a joyless...sensation for months together in the profoundest of all slumbers. Though he loves warm weather, he avoids the hot sun, because his thick shell, when once...
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The Class Reptilia

Georges baron Cuvier - 1831 - 782 pages
...bestow such a waste of longevity on a reptile that appears to relish it so little, as to squander away more than two-thirds of its existence in a joyless...sensation for months together in the profoundest of all slumbers. Though he loves warm weather, he avoids the hot sun, because his thick shell, when once...
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The natural history and antiquities of Selborne. With The naturalist's ...

Gilbert White - 1837 - 680 pages
...waste of longevity on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost to all sensation for mouths together in the profoundest of slumbers. While I was writing this letter, a moist and warm afternoon,...
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The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of ...

Gilbert White - 1840 - 400 pages
...should bestow such a profusion of days, such a seeming waste of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two-thirds...months together in the profoundest of slumbers. While I waŁ writing this letter, a moist and warm afternoon, with the thermometer at 50, brought forth troops...
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The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White - 1842 - 336 pages
...of longevity, on a reptile that appears to relish it so little as to squander more than two thirds of its existence in a joyless stupor, and be lost...was writing this letter, a moist and warm afternoon, _with the thermometer at 50°, brought forth troops of shell-snails ; and, at the same juncture, the...
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