 | Edmund Burke - 1812
...preceding •nimal, I caught the two other luminous species. One of these I shall call the beroe fdgens. This most elegant creature is of a colour changing...animal's pleasure. I have represented the two extremes «f form that I have seen this creature assume : the first is somewhat that of a cucumber, which, as... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1811
...one of these, which he denominateslhe beroe fulgens, is a very elegant creature, changing its colour between purple, violet, and pale blue : the body is truncated before and pointed behind, but tUe exact form is difficult to assign, as it is varied hy particular contractions, at the animal1,-,... | |
 | 1811
...discovered the preceding animal I caught the two other luminous species. One of these I shall call the beroe fulgens. This most elegant creature is of a colour...assign, as it is varied by partial contractions, at the animai's pleasure. I have represented the two extremes of form that I have seen this creature assume... | |
 | 1811
...the preceding animal, I caught the two other luminous species. One of these I «hall call the beroe fulgens. " This most elegant creature is of a colour...pale blue; the body is truncated before, and pointed brhind ; but the form is ditbruh >o assign, as it is varied by pa'tial contractions, at the animal'«... | |
 | 1811
...one of the«*, which he denomiaatesihe beroe fulgens, is a very elegant creature, changing its colour between purple, violet, and pale blue: the body is truncated before and pointed Mund, but the exact form is difficult to assign, as it is varied by particular contractions, at the... | |
 | 1812
...preceding animal, I caught the two other luminous species. One of these I shall call the beroe fulgen«. This most elegant creature is of a colour changing...animal's pleasure. I have represented the two extremes ef form that I have seen this creature assume : the lirst is somewhat that of a cucumber, which, as... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 700 páginas
...of these, which he denominates tlie beroe fulgens, is a very elegant creature, changing its colour between purple, violet, and pale blue : the body is truncated before and pointed behind ; but the exact form is difficult to assign, as it is varied by particular contractions at the animal's pleasure.... | |
 | 1868
...preceding animal, I caught two others of the luminous species. One of these I call the Beroefulgens. This most elegant creature is of a colour changing between purple, violet, and pale blue. The form of it is difficult to assign as it is varied by partial contractions at the animal's pleasure.... | |
 | 1847
...given in my Yadf-mecvm — Professor Fleming's " British Animals ?" I shall subjoin part of it : " This most elegant creature is of a colour changing...of form that I have seen this creature assume. The Erat is somewhat that of a cucumber, which, as being the one it takes when at rest, should perhaps... | |
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This most elegant creature is of a colour changing between purple, violet, and pale blue ; the body is truncated before, and pointed behind ; but the form is difficult to assign, as it is varied by partial contractions, at the animal's pleasure. I have... 