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" ... ill or good luck; of the death of a near relation, or the approach of an absent lover. By being the constant companions of her solitary hours they naturally become the objects of her superstition. "
The Natural History of Selborne: With Observations on Various Parts of ... - Page 256
by Gilbert White - 1854 - 416 pages
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Animal Biography: Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners ..., Volume 3

William Bingley - 1803 - 624 pages
...fond of, and therefore often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These Crickets are not only very thirsty, but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. " In the summer we have observed...
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Time's Telescope

1824 - 452 pages
...of, and, therefore, often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These crickets are not only very thirsty but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread, and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In the summer they have been...
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A Natural History of the Most Remarkable Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes ..., Volume 2

Mary Trimmer - 1825 - 278 pages
...affect ; and therefore often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These Crickets are not only very thirsty, but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In summer evenings they have...
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Animal biography, or, Popular zoology, Volume 4

William Bingley - 1829 - 380 pages
...and therefore they often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons, that are hung to the fire. These Crickets are not only very thirsty but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and kitchen offal or sweepings of almost every description. " In...
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The Young Lady's Book: A Manual of Elegant Recreations, Exercises, and Pursuits

Young lady - 1829 - 542 pages
...of; and, therefore, often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings, and aprons, that are hung to the fire. These Crickets are not only very thirsty, but very...voracious ; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In the summer they have been...
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Insect Miscellanies

James Rennie - 1831 - 434 pages
...and, therefore, they often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These crickets are not only very thirsty but very...voracious; for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, bread, and kitchen offal, or sweepings of almost every description §." Latreille, on the other...
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The Natural History of Selborne

Gilbert White - 1832 - 354 pages
...broth, or the like. Whatever is moist they affect ; and, therefore, often gnaw holes in wet woolen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire ; they...thirsty, but very voracious ; for they will eat the * It is a common superstition in Dumfries-shire, that if the crickets forsake a house which they have...
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Insecta. 1832

Georges baron Cuvier - 1832 - 998 pages
...and therefore they often gnaw holes in wet woollen stockings and aprons that are hung to the fire. These crickets are not only very thirsty, but very...voracious, for they will eat the scummings of pots, yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread, and kitchen offal, or sweepings of almost every description. "In...
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The natural history of Selborne, arranged for young persons [by G. Ellis].

Gilbert White - 1833 - 338 pages
...a thirsty race, and show a great propensity for liquids, being found frequently drowned in pans of water, milk, broth, or the like. Whatever is moist...yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In the summer we have observed them to fly, when it became dusk, out of the windows,...
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The Natural History of Selbourne: With Observations on Various Parts of ...

Gilbert White - 1834 - 392 pages
...they affect ; and, therefore, often gnaw holes in wet woollen stocking's and aprons that are hung ,o the fire ; they are the housewife's barometer, foretelling-...yeast, salt, and crumbs of bread ; and any kitchen offal or sweepings. In the summer we have observed them to fly, when it became dusk, out of the windows,...
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