| British essayists - 1802 - 342 страници
...particulars. But at the same time the hen, that has all this seeming ingenuity (which is indeed absolutely necessary for the propagation of the species,) considered in other respects, is without the least glimmering of thought or common sense. She mistakes a piece of chalk for an egg, and sits upon it in... | |
| 1803 - 472 страници
...particulars. But at the same time the hen, that has all this seeming ingenuity (which is indeed absolutely necessary for the propagation of the species), considered...an egg, and sits upon it in the same manner. She is insensible of any increase or diminution in the number of those she lays. She does not distinguish... | |
| 1804 - 676 страници
...particulars. But at the same time the hen, that has all this seeming ingenuity (which is indeed absolutely necessary for the propagation of the species), considered...common sense. She mistakes a piece of chalk for an eirg, and sits upon it in the same manner. She is insensible of any increase or diminution in the number... | |
| Spectator The - 1808 - 348 страници
...particulars. But at the same time the hen, that has all this seeming ingenuity (which is indeed ahsolutely necessary for the propagation of the species) considered...other respects, is without the least glimmerings of thonght or common sense. She mistakes a piece of chalk for an egg, and sits upon it in the same mauner.... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 страници
...particulars. But at the same time the hen, that has all this seeming ingenuity (which is indeed absolutely necessary for the propagation of the species,) considered in other respects, is without the least glimmering of thought or common sense. She mistakes a piece of chalk for an egg, and sits upon it in... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 страници
...particulars. But at the same time the hen, that has all this seeming ingenuity, (which is indeed absolutely necessary for the propagation of the species) considered...an egg, and sits upon it in the same manner: she is insensible of an increase or diminution in the number of those she lays : she does not distinguish... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 страници
...particulars. But at the same time the hen, that has all this seeming ingenuity, (which is indeed absolutely necessary for the propagation of the species) considered...egg, and sits upon it in the same manner : she is insensible of an increase or diminution in the number of those she lays : she does not distinguish... | |
| Spectator The - 1811 - 802 страници
...at the same time the hen, that has all this -fining ingenuity (which is indeed absolutely ne»sary for the propagation of the species), considered in...glimmerings of thought or common sense. She mistakes i pitee of chalk for an egg, and sits upon it in the tae manner. She is insensible of any increase... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 страници
...particulars. But at thesame time the hen, that has all this seeming ingenuity (which is indeed absolutely necessary for the propagation of the species), considered...egg, and sits upon it in the same manner : she is insensible of any increase or (iiminntion in the number of those she lays : she does not distinguish... | |
| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1815 - 558 страници
...for the propagation of her species,) considered in other respects, is without the least glimmering of thought or common sense. She mistakes a piece of...egg, and sits upon it ; in the same manner, she is insensible to an increase or diminution in the number of those she lays ; she does not distinguish... | |
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