 I mean those clouds of locusts so often mentioned by travellers. The quantity of these insects is incredible to all who have not themselves witnessed their astonishing numbers ; the whole earth is covered with them for the space of several leagues. The...  The Oriental Herald - Sida 471825Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 sidor
...mentioned by travellers. The quantity of these insects is incredible to all who have not themselves witnessed their astonishing numbers; the whole earth...the space of several leagues. The noise they make in browzing on the trees and herbage, may be heard at a great distance, and resembles that of an army... | |
 | William Bingley - 1805 - 622 sidor
...these insects is incredible to all who have not themselves witnessed their astonishing numbers ; I he whole earth is covered with them for the space of several leagues. The noise they make in browzing on the trees and herbage may be heard at a great distance^ and resemb'.es that of an army... | |
 | Thaddeus Mason Harris - 1824 - 474 sidor
...mentioned by travellers. The quantity of these insects is incredible to all who have not themselves witnessed their astonishing numbers; the whole earth...at a great distance, and resembles that of an army in secret. The Tartars themselves are a less destructive enemy than these little animals. One would... | |
 | Thomas Hartwell Horne - 1825 - 630 sidor
...space of several leagues, and sometimes they form a bed six or seven inches thick. The noise which they make in browsing on the trees and herbage, may...and resembles that of an army foraging in secret, or the raiding of hail-stones. The Tartars themselves are a less destructive enemy than these little... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 598 sidor
...some lofty tombs distant from his residence not two Jiundred yards, were rendered quite invisible.11 The noise they make in browsing on the trees and herbage, may be heard at a great distance, and resembles the rattling of hail, or the noise of an army A Ps. cv, 34. « Jer. xlvi, 23. r Nah. iii, 15. g Baron... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 380 sidor
...mentioned by travellers. The quantity of these insects is incredible to all, who have not themselves witnessed their astonishing numbers : the whole earth...and herbage, may be heard at a great distance, and somewhat resembles that of an army foraging in secret. The Tartars themselves are a less destructive... | |
 | William Greenfield - 1831 - 300 sidor
...these insects,' says Volney, (Travels, vol. ip 138) ' is incredible to all who have not themselves witnessed their astonishing numbers ; the whole earth...at a great distance, and resembles that of an army in secret. The Tartars themselves are a less destructive enemy than these little animals. One would... | |
 | William Greenfield - 1831 - 310 sidor
...these insects,' says Volney, (Travels, vol. ip 188) ' is incredible to all who have not themselves witnessed their astonishing numbers ; the whole earth...at a great distance, and resembles that of an army in secret. The Tartars themselves are a less destructive enemy than these little animals. One would... | |
 | George Bush - 1832 - 250 sidor
...striking illustration of this passage ' Their quantity is incredible to all who have not themselves witnessed their astonishing numbers ; the whole earth...noise they make in browsing on the trees and herbage mny be heard at a great distance, and resembles that of an army plundering in secret. The Tartars themselves... | |
 | Thaddeus Mason Harris - 1833 - 394 sidor
...mentioned by travellers. The quantity of these insects is incredible to all who have not themselves witnessed their astonishing numbers ; the whole earth...at a great distance, and resembles that of an army in secret. The Tartars themselves are a less destructive enemy than these little animals. One would... | |
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