 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 518 pages
...lie in the womb. In this creature there were six eggs, each of the size of a.gooseegg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin,...young ones, about six inches long, and as thick as a goose-quill. Though the female from whence they were taken was spotted, the young seemed to have a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1824 - 510 pages
...lie in the womb. In this creature there were six eggs, eauh of the size of a goose-egg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin, by which -also they were united to each other. Kach of these eggs contained from* thirteen or fifteen young ones, about six inches long, and as thick... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 798 pages
...lie in the womb. In this creature there were six eggs, each of the size of a goose's egg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin,...these eggs contained from thirteen to fifteen young onei, about lix inches long, and as thick as a goose-quill. Though the female, whence they were taken,... | |
 | William Carpenter - 1833 - 420 pages
...in his presence. In its womb were found six eggs, each of the size of a goose's egg, and containing from thirteen to fifteen young ones, about six inches long, and as thick as a goose quill. They were no sooner liberated from their prison-house, than they crept about, and put themselves into... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 616 pages
...Exper. p. l70. womb. In this creature there were six eggs, each of the size of a goose egg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin,...young ones, about six inches long, and as thick as a goose-quill. Though the female from whence they were taken was spotted, the young seemed to have a... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1857 - 508 pages
...lie in the womb. In this creature there were six eggs, each of the size of a goose egg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin,...goose quill. These little mischievous animals were no eooner let loose from the shell, than they crept about, and put themselves into a threatening posture,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 712 pages
...lie in the womb. In this creature there were six eggs, each of the size of a goose egg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin,...young ones, about six inches long, and as thick as a goose-quill. Though the female from whence they were taken was spotted, the young seemed to have a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1860 - 774 pages
...size of a goose egg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin, by which also (hey were united to each other. Each of these eggs contained from thirteen (o fifteen young ones, about six inches long, and as thick as a goose-quill. Though the female from... | |
 | G. Garratt - 1862 - 462 pages
...his presence. In this creature there were six eggs, each of the size of a goose's egg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin, by which also they were united to one another. Each of these eggs contained from thirteen to fifteen young ones, about six inches long,... | |
 | James William Buel - 1891 - 748 pages
...lie in the womb. In this creature there were six eggs, each of the size of a goose egg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin,...young ones, about six inches long, and as thick as a goose-quill. Though the female from which they were taken was spotted, the young seemed to have a variety... | |
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He then saw the manner in which the eggs of these animals lie in the womb. In this creature there were six eggs, each of the size of a goose egg, but longer, more pointed, and covered with a membranous skin, by which also they were united to each other.... 
