| 1789 - 602 pages
...bee-gardens, and, fitting down before their ftools, would rap with his finger on the hives, and fo taKe the bees as they came out. He has been known to overturn hives for the lake of honey, of which he iv я s paflionately fond. Where metheglm was making, he would ger round... | |
| 1789 - 640 pages
...bee-gardens, ar.d, fitting down before the ftools, would rap with his finger on the hive?, and fo tAe the bees as they came out. He has been known to overturn hives for the fake of honey, of xvhich he was palfiouately fond. Where im'thcghn was tiukinf, he woul.l linger round... | |
| 1803 - 452 pages
...kept, and, fitting down before the ftools, would rap with his fingers upon the hives, and fo talce the bees as they came out. He has been known to overturn hives for the fake of the honey, of which he was immoderately fond ; and, as if his imagination was impreffed by... | |
| William Kirby, William Spence - 1818 - 552 pages
...endeavoured to confine them in bottles. He was very injurious to men that kept bees ; for he would glide into their beegardens, and sitting down before the stools, would rap with his fingers, and so take the bees as they came out. He has even been known to overturn the hives for the... | |
| 1821 - 444 pages
...endeavoured to confine them in bottles. He was very injurious to men that kept bees ; for he would glide into their bee-gardens, and sitting down before the stools, would rap with his ringers, and so take the bees as they came out. He has even been known to overturn the hives for the... | |
| 1822 - 496 pages
...endeavoured to confine them in bottles. He was very injurious to men that kept bees ; for he would glide into their bee-gardens, and sitting down before the stools, would rap with his fingers, and so take the bees as they came out. He has even been known to overturn the hives for the... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 452 pages
...in bottles. He was a very meropt apiatter, or bee-bird, and very injurious to men that kept bees ; for he would slide into their bee-gardens, and, sitting...take the bees as they came out. He has been known to overtum hives for the sake of honey, of which he was passionately fond. Where metheglin was making,... | |
| William Hone - 1827 - 892 pages
...them in bottles. He was a very meropt apiatter, or bee-bird, and very injurious to men that kept bees; for he would slide into their bee-gardens, and sitting down before the stools, woulo чц with his finger on the hives, and so lakt the bees as they came out. He has lirri. known... | |
| Priscilla Wakefield - 1828 - 256 pages
...into gardens where bees were kept, and sitting down before the stools, would rap with his fingers upon the hives, and so take the bees as they came out....has been known to overturn hives, for the sake of the honey, of which he was immoderately fond; and, as if his imagination was impressed by this one... | |
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