 | William Bingley - 1803 - Liczba stron: 624
...(which renders them less an object of attention,) and from their numbers and fecundity. Dew-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of nature, yet, if lost, might make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half the birds and some quadrupeds which are... | |
 | William Bingley - 1805 - Liczba stron: 622
...Dew-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link iu the chain of nature, yet, if lost, might make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half the birds and some quadrupeds that are supported by them, worms seem to be the great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed... | |
 | William Barker Daniel - 1812 - Liczba stron: 654
...appearance a small and despicable Link, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm in the Chain of Nature ; for to say nothing of half the Birds, and some Quadrupeds,...them, Worms seem to be great promoters of Vegetation, by perforating and loosening the Soil, and rendering it pervious to rains and the fibres of plants,... | |
 | 1823 - Liczba stron: 872
...extremity of the earthworm, resembling a good deal the medullary matter of the brain *. Dew-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of nature, yet, if lost, might make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half the birds and some quadrupeds which are... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1829 - Liczba stron: 600
...their minuteness, which renders them less an object of attention than their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable...great promoters of vegetation, which would proceed hut lamely without them, by boring, perforating and loosening the soil, and rendering it pervious to... | |
 | Gilbert White - 1829 - Liczba stron: 364
...minuteness, which renders them less an object of attention ; and from their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable...supported by them, worms seem to be great promoters of vegethey were her own offspring. This circumstance corroborates my suspicion, that the mention of exposed... | |
 | 1829 - Liczba stron: 642
...render them less an object of attention ; and from their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though iu appearance a small and despicable link in the chain...birds, and some quadrupeds, which are almost entirely supjsirted by them, worms seem to be great promoters ot' vegetation — which would proceed but lamely... | |
 | 1829 - Liczba stron: 516
...minuteness, which render them !*•" an object of attention ; and from their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable...make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half tb>birds, and some quadrupeds, which are almost entirely supported by them, worms seem to be great... | |
 | 1829 - Liczba stron: 520
...attention ; and from their numbers and fecundity. Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and df«picable link in the chain of Nature, yet, If lost, would make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half tile birds, and some quadrupeds, which are almost entirely supported by them, worms seem to be great... | |
 | 1829 - Liczba stron: 514
...Earth-worms, though in appearance a small iui« despicable link in the chain of Nature, yet, if lost, wnul« make a lamentable chasm. For, to say nothing of half...birds, and some quadrupeds, which are almost entirely »upported by them, worms seem to be great promoters of vei^ tation — which would proceed but lamely... | |
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Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of Nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm. 
