 I proposed making the experiment upon these ; they were therefore exposed to the sun upon a sieve, which had been employed to strain them out of the wine. In less than three hours, two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive...  Animal biography, or, Popular zoology - Page 191by William Bingley - 1829Full view - About this book
 | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - 1895 - 510 pages
...hours, two of them began by degrees to recover life. " They commenced by some convulsive motions of the " thighs, and at length they raised themselves...their " legs, wiped their eyes with their forefeet, beat and brushed " their wings with their hind-feet, and soon after began to fly, " finding themselves... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1974 - 260 pages
...three hours, two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions of the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after began to fly, finding... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, University Press of the Pacific - 2001 - 190 pages
...three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions of the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon...their legs, wiped their eyes with their forefeet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after began to fly, finding themselves... | |
 | Michael P. Branch - 2004 - 444 pages
...three hours, two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions of the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon...their legs, wiped their eyes with their forefeet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind feet, and soon after began to fly, finding themselves... | |
 | 1903 - 1300 pages
...three hours two of them began by degrees to recover life. They commenced by some convulsive motions of the thighs, and at length they raised themselves upon their legs, wiped their eyes with their fore feet, beat and brushed their wings with their hind feet, anil soon after began to fly, finding... | |
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