 I was surprised to find that the chips were covered with such combatants, that it was not a duellum, but a belhun, a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted against the black, and frequently two red ones to one black. The legions of these...  Walden: Or, Life in the Woods - Página 238de Henry David Thoreau - 1899 - 350 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | 1855 - 228 páginas
...surprised to find that the chips were covered with combatants, that it was not a duellum but a helium, a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted...dead and dying, both red and black. It was the only battle-field which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the battle was raging.... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 474 páginas
...black. The lcpio:is of these Myrmidons covered all the hub nnd vnK's in my wood-yard, and tlic groun-î was already strewn with the dead and dying, both red and black. It was the only buttle which I h»v« ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while th« battle was raging... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1866 - 818 páginas
...surprised to find that the chips were covered with such combatants, that it was not a ducllun but a bellvm, a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted...frequently two red ones to one black. The legions of these mymiMons covered all the hills and vales in iny woodyard, and the ground was already strewn with the... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton - 1870 - 884 páginas
...Looking farther, I was surprised to find that the chips were covered with such combatants, that it was a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted...the black, and frequently two red ones to one black. On every side they were engaged in deadly combat, yet without any noise that I could hear, and human... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - 1875 - 348 páginas
...struggled, and wrestled, and rolled on the chips incessantly. it was not a duellum, but a helium—a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted...the black, and frequently two red ones to one black. 3. The legions of these Myrmidons covered all the hills and vales in my wood-yard, and the ground was... | |
 | 1877 - 832 páginas
...to find that the chips were covered with such combatants, that it was not a duellum, but a bellum, a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted...the black, and frequently two red ones to one black. Thelegions of these Myrmidons covered all the hills and vales in my wood-yard, an dt he ground was... | |
 | University magazine - 1877 - 810 páginas
...surprised to find that the chips were covered with such combatants, that it was not a dueüum, but a beUum, a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted...against the black, and frequently two red ones to oue black. The legions of these Myrmidons covered all the hills ami vales in my wood-yard, and theground... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 páginas
...find that the chips were covered with such combatants ; that it was not a duellum, but a bellum — a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted...strewn with the dead and dying, both red and black. 3. It was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the only battle-field I ever trod while the... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1879 - 508 páginas
...find that the chips were covered with such combatants ; that it was not a diteUum, but a bellum — a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted...these myrmidons covered all the hills and vales in my wood yard, and the ground was already strewn with the dead and dying, both red and black. 3. It was... | |
 | 1880 - 516 páginas
...to find that the chips were covered with such combatants, that it was not a duellum, but a bellum, a war between two races of ants, the red always pitted...was the only battle which I have ever witnessed, the ouly battle-field I ever trod while the battle was ••aging ; internecine war ; the red republicans... | |
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