| 单词 | glowworm |
| 例句 | There was not a breath of wind in the darkness, and the glowworms were dancing above the dry grass as Dustfinger crept back to Capricorn's village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There was a slight smell of gasoline in the air, and even the glowworms whirling aimlessly through the night didn't seem to know what had brought them to this place. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z To see a glowworm in one’s dreams meant a loved one would fall ill. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z On one of the bricks stood a glass jug with a faint light coming from it, not much brighter than a glowworm would have made. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It reminded Tendai of the glowworms that came out on rainy nights. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I know about things like bats and glowworms. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But here, the bioluminescence is turquoise like the glowworm caves in New Zealand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The first lights were coming on in the houses on the bank, looking like glowworms or fallen stars. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z More often than not, they ate alone together and then went to bed while the light from Bitter’s studio stayed in the window like a glowworm. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The lights down by the banks of the lake stood side by side like a caravan of glowworms, trembling as they were reflected in the black water. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She just followed the light with her eyes as it flew around the room, very fast, faster than a glowworm and much larger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “But I do believe that I am a glowworm.” Is This the Best One-Volume Biography of Churchill Yet Written? 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z More than the staggeringly self-absorbed British pop star, the wistful giant, the Greeks bickering inside the Trojan horse or the baby floating in utero, the glowworms got me. FringeNYC: Plays That Are Bold, Daring and Full of Lust 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The glowworm tried to philosophize, he wanted an overview, James Tate, decorated poet of the ordinary and extraordinary, dies at 71 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Or get a look at hundreds of hanging strands of mucus glimmering from the secretions of glowworm larvae in a New Zealand cave? Exhibition Review: ?Creatures of Light? at American Museum of Natural History 2012-03-29T21:26:33Z Beyond the bridge, the mist turned the Hungarian parliament into a glowworm. Frugal Traveler: Wintertime Bargains in Budapest 2014-01-30T19:17:36Z In the United Kingdom, female glowworms climb up to perch at the tips of vegetation and glow to attract males. World’s fireflies threatened by habitat loss and light pollution, experts warn 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Most firefly species aren’t well documented in terms of populations, with substantial data only existing for a few, such as the common European glowworm and a separate species found in Malaysia. Fireflies under threat from habitat loss, pesticides and light pollution 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z “Good. Most glowworms are alive. I will buy again” said one reviewer. Ten of the Strangest Things on Taobao 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z After a brief stage as a pupa, it will emerge as either a male firefly or a female glowworm, fat, wingless and several times as big as the male. The enchanting, worldwide spectacle of fireflies 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Me 100 percent three species of fish, no glowworm, peanut or crocodile genes added to date. Hello, GMO salmon: Why would anyone want to create a farmed Frankenfish when wild salmon are already the perfect fish? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z “Good census data over the past few decades” exists for some species, such as Malaysia’s synchronous fireflies and the common European glowworm, Lewis said. World’s fireflies threatened by habitat loss and light pollution, experts warn 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z In their larval stage, glowworms use light as a warning to predators that the bugs weren’t good to eat. Female Glowworms With the Brightest Gleam Make the Best Mates 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Entomologists say fireflies adapted their lamps from the larval stage, as vulnerable glowworms on the forest floor. The alluring firefly: nature's lightning bug may hold key to medical breakthroughs 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z A new study reveals that unlike rainforest glowworms, these cave-dwelling larvae of fungus gnats synchronize their glowing patterns so the colony shines brightest during the day. ScienceShot: How Glowworms Maximize Their Glow 2013-07-02T21:00:51Z Some of them loved it and turned into glowworms, like Johnny Paycheck. City Room: George Jones’s New York 2013-04-26T22:08:14Z I wanted to lie there like a glowworm in the feeling of cellular wellness. My Multiday Massage-a-Thon 2012-10-28T05:17:03Z Adult female glowworms produce light via a chemical reaction that turns energy and oxygen into a yellowish-green glow that emanates from a special body part called the lantern, located on the lower abdomen. Female Glowworms With the Brightest Gleam Make the Best Mates 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Such is the story of the cave glowworm, and it’s a tale of sinister beauty. The Glowing Spider-Worms of New Zealand 2012-05-21T20:45:03.400Z The cave-dwelling glowworms observe their neighbors and synchronize their cycles of luminescence to match one another , while the rainforest species do not, the team reports this month in Integrative and Comparative Biology. ScienceShot: How Glowworms Maximize Their Glow 2013-07-02T21:00:51Z The common glowworm needs no description, and the lantern flies of the tropics are almost as well known. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z A waning moon cast a glowworm light on the dark, rushing river; all but one of the weary women and tired little children were deeply sunken in sleep. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z While walking through a wood at night I chanced upon what I supposed to be a large glowworm in my path. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z And as mentioned, the places glowworms live are remarkably free of wind, making infection a tricky proposition. The Glowing Spider-Worms of New Zealand 2012-05-21T20:45:03.400Z Then lighted up the hair in patches: and set the whole face shining like a glowworm's. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z It will be said that this is a very large petitio to import into the glowworm's case. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z An old English author irreverently compares them to a cluster of monkeys, who, having found a glowworm, "heaped sticks upon it, and blowed themselves out of breath to set it alight." Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z On many previous night-journeys I had been on the lookout for some such surprise as this, as yet only rewarded by the tiny sparkle of the glowworm in the grass. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z The cave glowworm is no worm at all. The Glowing Spider-Worms of New Zealand 2012-05-21T20:45:03.400Z And on this the corpse's face shone still more like a glowworm's head. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z The male glowworm, on the contrary, is very different. On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects 2011-12-05T03:00:46.667Z Is there so little light in these rooms, Monsieur, that a poor glowworm can show so brightly. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z The familiar examples of the glowworm and fire-fly hardly need be mentioned. Eye Spy Afield with Nature Among Flowers and Animate Things 2012-02-24T03:00:23.760Z As you can imagine, in order to avoid a sticky mess, the glowworm must live in a place that’s not only dark, but essentially windless. The Glowing Spider-Worms of New Zealand 2012-05-21T20:45:03.400Z I once noticed what looked like a glowworm on a window-blind at night, but there was no glowworm there; the light was of a pale greenish hue. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z A glowworm! why, Em., the thought of seeing mamma has blinded you. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Two glowworms crossed one another in glimmering curves above the grave, they settled down beside it, and were extinguished, for their light ceases with their motion. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z When they reached the dancing-floor it was lighted with millions and millions of glowworms, and an orchestra of ten thousand frogs hummed lively tunes in their throats. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z The stream washed in many hapless insects from which the glowworms could dine. The Glowing Spider-Worms of New Zealand 2012-05-21T20:45:03.400Z Silently shifting his 10-bore till its muzzle ranged the side along which the thing crept, he uncovered the glowworm, and a little speck of luminous light showed that it was still alive. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z The grasshopper, gnat, and fly, Serve for our minstrelsy; Grace said, we dance a while And so the time beguile: And if the moon doth hide her head, The glowworm lights us home to bed. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z Suddenly there was a flash in the depths of the wood, as if a glowworm were flying by. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z Pumpkin seized a handful of glowworms and put them in his head. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z After the glowworm reaches maturity, it spins a cocoon and pupates. The Glowing Spider-Worms of New Zealand 2012-05-21T20:45:03.400Z With a slim rubber band he fastened a match across the double barrels at the front sight and beneath this placed a glowworm. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Here and there in the dusky masses of her loose hair shone a high light like a glowworm, and a few dark strands waved in spiral form over the high smooth forehead. The Undying Past A glowworm which had come to live at the end of the pergola, and evidently believed in itself as a permanent family pet, was no longer an intelligent and charming companion. Where the Path Breaks She's a bright-eyed, chatty creature who sits there all day under the big board with the lights that appear and disappear like glowworms twinkling on a lawn. Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune Two glowworm larvae parasitized by a fungus hang like hobbits caught by spiders. The Glowing Spider-Worms of New Zealand 2012-05-21T20:45:03.400Z Suddenly there was a glint of light as if from a glowworm; that must be the leopard's eyes. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z Each walk opens up a paradise, cool and secret as a spring, and the pebbles shine like glowworms. Woman When a glowworm is put into a phial, and this is immersed in water, a beautiful irradiation takes place. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom You!—by your ring, like a glowworm, that shines! One Day & Another A Lyrical Eclogue Once more the only light was from the little lamp, which now, by contrast with the recent glare, seemed like a glowworm. A Modern Wizard “I see glowworms down in the hedge, and the moon is just rising.” Mopsa the Fairy The light is bluish-green, like a glowworm's, but immeasurably brighter; and we could trace them far away glancing like spirits over the meadows. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses And now, instead of the pale green and amber lamps of firefly and glowworm, burned only the fires of Tishnar's frost. The Three Mulla-mulgars The third was a glowworm, and how he found his way there the lamp could not imagine; yet there he was, and could really give light as well as the others. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series At first our eyes, accustomed to darkness, could distinguish nothing except this glowworm light and the surrounding haze of lacy gray. The Brightener There were glowworm gems in the dark masses of her luxuriant hair. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade At the words "fifty florins" the old woman's eyes shone like two glowworms. St. Peter's Umbrella She had no star; her little glowworm light was out, and all was darkness—yet she was loyal, even with Val. Leonore Stubbs But the rotten wood and the herring's head declared most solemnly, by all they held sacred, that the glowworm only gave light at certain times and must not be allowed to compete with them. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales Second Series Suddenly a dim light—oh, hardly a light!—a pale greenish glimmer, as if there were a glowworm in the room—became faintly visible. The Brightener Let the pitch fall in the first words of the tenth stanza, "like a glowworm golden." Vocal Expression A Class-book of Voice Training and Interpretation He touched the ball with his club, and it shone suddenly in the dark like an immense glowworm. Devil Stories An Anthology The light from the glowworm on the guard's hat lit up feebly his face, which was orthagnathous and had quite humanoid eyes and lips. Rastignac the Devil The landscapes of these tales are fantastically beautiful, and scattered through the narrative are fragments of verse, vagrant and witty, that light up the stories with a glowworm phosphorescence. Ivory Apes and Peacocks That was only his usual condition, poor man, having eyes like a glowworm, but what was most frightful was when madame gave a supper to Hurricane, myself and Youm�ale. A Romance of the West Indies They, like fireflies, glowworms, and will-o'-the-wisps, have in them some substance that is slowly changing chemically, and energy is released in the form of dim light as the change takes place. Common Science Far out a Sound steamer crawled like some amphibious glowworm, its triple tier of deck-lights almost blended into one. Nobody A wild glowworm had swooped over them and disturbed the smooth reflection built up by the Skins. Rastignac the Devil It is a glowworm from the lea, And lighting up the rose’s heart, A fairy grot it seems to be, Where dream-thoughts live and ne’er depart. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales After hours of intense labor the appearance of a glowworm told them that they were near the surface. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War When a glowworm glows at night, or when the head of a match glows as you rub it on your wet hand in the dark, we call the light phosphorescence. Common Science Scientists say that the glowworm keeps its enemies at bay by the brightness of its own light. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character Nearby stood a short man whose Skin gleamed black-red in the light shed by the two glowworms attached to his shoulders. Rastignac the Devil The hills grow dark, On purple peaks a deeper shade descending; In twilight copse the glowworm lights her spark, 845 The deer, half seen, are to the covert wending. Lady of the Lake The flora was lovely, and on returning from our expeditions in the evening, the damp, mossy banks were luminous with glowworms: I never saw so many, either before or since. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville You night moths that hover where honey brims over From sycamore blossoms, or settle or sleep; 119 You glowworms, shine out, and the pathway discover To him that comes darkling along the rough steep. Victorian Songs Lyrics of the Affections and Nature The effect of the numerous glowworms and fireflies in the darkness of the night was extremely beautiful. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 Its seats bristled with tall peaked hats with outspread glowworm wings and with drawn épées. Rastignac the Devil "And I," cried the glowworm, "will light you at night with my golden lamp." How the Fairy Violet Lost and Won Her Wings "What is that?" asked Charlie, as a little spark of light like a glowworm appeared in the distance, and a low rumbling noise met their ears. Charlie Scott or, There's Time Enough Cap's cigarette shone like a glowworm in the shadow of the stack. Stanford Stories Tales of a Young University And in our night, as a glowworm, The ancients' memory Sends forth its greenish counterfeit Of light! Life Immovable First Part She bridled, her brown eyes flashing in the feeble glowworms' light. Rastignac the Devil They were marched into a little glade, brightly lighted with glowworms and fireflies imprisoned in crystal lamps. The Cat in Grandfather's House An unhealthy miasma seemed to ascend from below and clog the air; through the tangle of forest, phosphorus gleamed and glowworms flitted here and there. Under the Rose The busy ones had all the "eats" in the Mandrake Hall, the glowworms were sleeping soundly to fill their storage batteries ready for the night. Woodland Tales Beseech ye too the glowworm To bear her cloudy flame, Where the small, flickering bats resort, Whistling in tears my name. Songs of Childhood But now, illuminated only by a far off torchlight and by a glowworm coiled around the band, it was black. Rastignac the Devil The wagon disappeared instantly, the blizzard swirled about her and the flickering lantern was only a tiny glowworm in the blackness which enveloped her. The Fighting Shepherdess He was motionless as a statue: but the small spark gleaming like a glowworm from the bowl of his tobacco pipe, gave token of his wakefulness. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse In the grass, two glowworms summoned love with all their fires. The Choice of Life The glowworm o'er grave and stone Shall light thee steady; The owl from the steeple sing Welcome, proud lady.' English Songs and Ballads And simultaneously appeared in the gloom of the undergrowth three pairs of eyes as luminous as the glowworm, vaster than any human; and beside the souls of the dead King-Gods were terrible hands. Witch-Doctors Here, and on the plain below, the lanterns of the surgeons and their helpers moved like glowworms. The Long Roll Then taking the oars he rowed us ashore, where a couple of the mine men were smoking their pipes and shining like glowworms as they waited to see what sport we had had. Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore Then one descended like a glowworm apparently on to the surface of the water, and they knew that a boat had been lowered and that there would be pursuit. Cormorant Crag A Tale of the Smuggling Days The room was faintly lighted, not with glowworms, but by the pale rays of a watery moon, which made some of the objects whitely distinct, and left others dark and shadowy. The Hawthorns A Story about Children There is as much difference between our love and the boyish passion which passes for love, as there is between the flash of the glowworm and the welding heat that fuses bars of steel. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author By good luck the lantern held out, though its light was not much better than that of a glowworm. Orrain A Romance There shone a dim light on the grass, like a glowworm, and then Arndt saw the elfin mound open again; but this time the palace looked like a dim, gloomy staircase. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know "The glowworm o'er grave and stone Shall light thee steady; The owl from the steeple sing Welcome, proud lady!" The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language “She carries glowworms with her,” answered Pennie; “they shine just like the lamps in father’s gig at night, and light up all the garret.” The Hawthorns A Story about Children It was assisted by two glowworm lamps, that, in little marble reservoirs, stood on the opposite chimney-piece. The Friendships of Women High on the hill among the trees the distant lights of Slumberleigh shone like glowworms through the mist. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers On the top stair stood the little Hill-man, holding the glowworm lamp, and making many low bows to his new master. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know You night-moths that hover where honey brims over From sycamore blossoms, or settle or sleep; You glowworms, shine out, and the pathway discover To him that comes darkling along the rough steep. Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" As the glories of myriads of glowworms in lustrous grass on a boundless lawn Were the glories of flames phosphoric that made of the water a light like dawn. A Channel Passage and Other Poems Taken from The Collected Poetical Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne—Vol VI And here My Lady’s lighted oriel shines A giant glowworm in the odorous gloom. My Beautiful Lady. Nelly Dale Her eyes the glowworm lend thee, The shooting stars attend thee; And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. Familiar Quotations Now, without so much light as a glowworm could give, we run around, never quite certain when the darkness ahead may turn into a ship close enough to throw a brick at. World's War Events Volume 3 Beginning with the departure of the first American destroyers for service abroad in April, 1917, and closing with the treaties of peace in 1919. The latter came promptly—a thin, little, old man, with a skin like parchment, hair and beard like a black horse's mane, and eyes like glowworms. The Lost Lady of Lone But a glowworm that lived in the cave made it all too bright. The City and the World and Other Stories A big dancing platform was built on the lawn under the great elms, and rows of Japanese lanterns hung like glowworms all among the branches. Kit of Greenacre Farm Presently the moon shone forth again, and gleamed and glistened on the rain-drops and silver-grasses till they looked like fireflies and glowworms. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months The searchlight rolled, luminous, along the floor; its glowworm light showed Poole's unmasked and twisted face. Copper Streak Trail Mark soon saw a solitary gleam of light, like a glowworm, at sea level in the solid darkness of the precipices, and Doria, slowing down, crept in toward it. The Red Redmaynes The moon swam up through the films of misty cloud, and hung, a golden glorious lantern, in mid-air; and, set in the dusky hedge, the little green fires of the glowworms appeared. The Hill of Dreams The yellow spark of a glowworm shining by a bush made him set his teeth; trifling and well known as it was, the light suddenly seen thrilled him with the terror of the unexpected. After London Or, Wild England Every body probably knows, that the male glowworm is a winged, erratic animal, yet may not have seen him. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 361, Supplementary Issue (1829) The glowworm is also frequently seen, even as late as September, on mild, warm, dewy nights. The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America The lights of the city were like a bed of glowworms,—but the small, sad boy was blown off into the sea again, for his hour had not yet come. In the Footprints of the Padres You night-moths that hover where honey brims over From sycamore blossoms, or settle or sleep; You glowworms, shine out, and the pathway discover To him that comes darkling along the rough steep. Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. In the abysmal void between the disappearing star and the aspiring glowworm men tramp upon, there seems to be sufficient latitude for the play of gratitude or grief. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated No more shall I join the circle bright Of my sister nymphs, when they dance at night In their grottos cool and their pearly halls, When the glowworm hangs on the ivy walls! Poems Oh, only shine out like the wretched glowworms that you are, and you'll be trodden on; and quite right too! The Man Who Laughs "Why do you spit at me?" said the glowworm. As Seen By Me Beseech ye too the glowworm To rear her cloudy flame, Where the small, flickering bats resort, Whistling in tears my name. Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes Volume II. For, as you know, religions are like glowworms: before they can shine it must be dark. Essays of Schopenhauer The numerous lights, gleaming among the boughs and leaves of the trees that composed the roof and the walls, presented the appearance of myriads of glowworms or of thousands of stars glittering in the night. The Old Bell of Independence; Or, Philadelphia in 1776 On the muddy and wet gravel-walks I found the larvae of this lampyris in great numbers: they resembled in general form the female of the English glowworm. The Voyage of the Beagle For riches are no proof whatever of moral worth; and their glitter often serves only to draw attention to the worthlessness of their possessor, as the light of the glowworm reveals the grub. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance It wavered in patches, it seemed to stir and creep like the light of a glowworm. Youth, a Narrative At the same time he explained that another who was perhaps not able to afford the gauze lantern, studied by the light of a glowworm. The Chinese Boy and Girl Her sense of being properly appreciated on her own native soil seemed to brighten the atmosphere and herbage around her, as the glowworm's lamp irradiates the grass. The Woodlanders They never used the same glowworm twice, I observed; but let him go, apparently uninjured by the use they had made of him. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women She could see the glowworm light from the binnacle, and the dim outline of the man at the wheel; also a form at the bows. A Pair of Blue Eyes Or but a glowworm: even then My light would come straight from the Light of Men! The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 And at the same time he discovered what seemed to be twin glowworms in the darkness. The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat or, the Secret of Cedar Island It formed a queer spectacle, a glowworm creeping up on a bonfire. The Cruise of the Dry Dock The beetles hunted in couples for these; and having found one, one of them stayed to watch it, while the other hurried to find a glowworm. Phantastes, a Faerie Romance for Men and Women Is there so little light in these rooms, Monsieur, that a poor glowworm can show so brightly? The Room in the Dragon Volant The folk of Tiverton Manor were knotting on their nightcaps, by this; but there was a light in the Lady Adeliza's window, faint as a sick glowworm. The Line of Love Dizain des Mariages The little Madonna had risen, too, and her eyes were luminous, like glowworms in the dark. The Best British Short Stories of 1922 Each bulb was carefully blinded from the ocean by a sheath, which confined its glowworm radiance exclusively to the promenade. The Cruise of the Dry Dock "I should not wonder but it is one of those pretty, innocent glowworms." The Channings There was a bit of yellow silk here and there, and it looked pretty like a glowworm, and I thought if I followed it I should find the fairies. Becket and other plays Some writers have attempted to account for these phenomena, particularly for the ignis fatuus, by supposing it to be occasioned by successive swarms of flying glowworms, or other insects of the same nature. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time Now spoke Amaimon, in the form of a thick suet-colored worm going upright upon his tail, which shone like the tail of a glowworm. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice Whilst the children were looking with admiration and delight at this spectacle, their attention was suddenly diverted from the glowworms by the sound of a French-horn. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 I said I fancied it might be a glowworm. The Channings Here and there a spark fell upon the path before him, looking like a glowworm. Dame Care Back to the cities, the firefly cities, the glowworm cities where we can hide, The beautiful cities of Faeryland. Poems "For with reason does the Dirghâgama declare, 'The brightness of the glowworm cannot be compared to that of a lamp.'" Jurgen A Comedy of Justice The darting glowworms and distant oil lanterns of the huts wove bright eerie patterns into the velvet night. Autobiography of a Yogi I thought I saw a glowworm, and I stopped to look; but I couldn't see it again. The Channings Here were banks of earth and thicket, shadowy dells where the primrose grew, and the cuckoo-pint, and wood-sorrel, and perhaps in summer the glowworm breathed her mossy gleam under the blackberries. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War A bat, against the gibbous moon, Danced, implike, with its lone delight; The glowworm scrawled a golden rune Upon the dark; and, emerald-strewn, The firefly hung with lamps the night. Poems But when a question of New Testament criticism arose, he came awake at once, and his little blue eyes gleamed like glowworms. The Marquis of Lossie At first he thought it was a glowworm, or possibly a firefly that had not yet arisen from the lush grass in which it lay concealed during the daytime. The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island In Exeter, for example, where there is such a beautiful cathedral, one found a bedroom grate of the capacity of a quart pot, and the heating capabilities of a glowworm. London Films Silently still and without communication the two drifted into the open door, sent a searching glowworm ahead into the crannies of the dusty, musty kitchen, surprising a mouse that had stolen forth domestically. The City of Fire Who creeps with his glowworm crew Above the mire With a corpse-light fire, As only dead men do?— Poems He told us one of his first essays was a Latin poem upon the glowworm: I am sorry I did not ask where it was to be found. English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World She looked down the dusky lanes, where glowworm lanterns began to bob and wink. Dragon's blood "The sun," he says, at a later date, "has extinguished the glowworm;" and again, "I despair of rivalling Lord Byron, as well I may; and there is no other with whom it is worth contending." Byron The King rose from his chair, and, walking towards the garden, threw the rest of his cigar out among the foliage, where the burning morsel shone like a stray glowworm in the green. Temporal Power Of arbors filled with dainty scents From lovely flowers that never fade; Bright flies that glitter in the sun, And glowworms shining in the shade. Story Hour Readers — Book Three The lights of the deck looked like vigorous glowworms. A Fool There Was And the feeble light of the glowworm is yet light, pure, and good, and with a loveliness of its own. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood Their way was now lighted by small, phosphorescent creatures scattered about the sea gardens and which Merla informed them were hyalaea, or sea glowworms. The Sea Fairies From house to house, giving his everwelcome double knock, went the nine o'clock postman, the glowworm's lamp at his belt gleaming here and there through the laurel hedges. Ulysses Further out the sea was calm and deserted, only in the extreme distance the lights of some passing steamer crept over the smooth dark waters like tiny glowworms. The Malady of the Century The riverbank was lined with canvas shelters, illumined dully by the tent-lights within till they looked like a nest of glowworms in deep grass. The Barrier "Shine little glowworm glimmer" was pealing gaily through the room, like silver bells,—when the door opened, and old Margery appeared, in a black satin apron, and a blue print sunbonnet. The Rosary Something not of this world we know—and yet of it as the winds of the Cosmos are to the summer breeze, the ocean to the wave, the lightnings to the glowworm. The Metal Monster On the lower surface and there only, it sheds a soft, white gleam, similar to that of the glowworm. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography It was profoundly dark, so that only the glowworms glittered like jewels on black velvet. Now It Can Be Told There you find the glowworms warming themselves round a fire. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 Just beyond the veranda Greta saw a glowworm shining, as it might be a tiny bead of the fallen lightning. Villa Rubein, and other stories You night-moths that hover, where honey brims over From sycamore blossoms, or settle or sleep; You glowworms, shine out, and the pathway discover To him that comes darkling along the rough steep. The Home Book of Verse — Volume 1 But while such a small portion of the universe of thought was enlightened by the glowworm lamp of the theories she had been taught, she was not limited for light to that feeble source. Robert Falconer Not being fireflies—as they did not move when a shot was fired in their direction—they were probably glowworms. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 I am but one of the many glowworms that live in this forest. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 However, near midnight it disappeared, or to use a more appropriate expression, "it went out," like a huge glowworm. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Then the wonderful fire of the malignant eyes, green, serpentine, opalescent, with the wave-like flux of a glowworm's light seen under a glass, riveted her attention. The Darrow Enigma Gerard blew out the candle; and on this the corpse's face shone still more like a glowworm's head. The Cloister and the Hearth In the twilight of Yore every glowworm is a helper to the searcher. The Danish History, Books I-IX |
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