An essay towards a natural history of serpentsOwen, Charles
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An essay towards a natural history of serpents
Owen, Charles
Serpent worship -- Early works to 1800; Serpents -- Early works to 1800; Serpents -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800
E.
_Eagles_, how they take their Prey, 145
_Ecatoth_, or Serpent-of-the-Wind, 135
_Eggs_, the reason of Propagation by them, 5
—— the Method wonderful, _ibid._
_Egg_, Symbol of the World, 6
_Eggs_ hatch’d in Ovens, the Young ones generally imperfect, _ibid._
—— mysterious Egg.
_Egg_, a surprizing Compound, 128
—— the White of it a most singular Menstruum, _ibid._
—— how reduc’d to the likeness of Poison, _ibid._
_Egyptians_, a People of Contradiction, 60
—— whipp’d their inattentive Gods, 60
_Elephantia_ Serpents, why so call’d, 86
_Elops_ Serpent, (the Figure, Plate 3) describ’d, 84
_Elephants_, Creatures of great Bulk, 86
—— subject to Resentment, Instances of it, 87
—— a Battle betwixt them and Serpents, 91
_Ethetulla_ Serpent, 113
_Eve_, how she came to converse with the Serpent, 174
—— her Converse with it before the Account of _Moses_ very probable,
177
—— a Negative would have preserv’d her Innocence, 179
F.
_Faith_, the Magnet of Magicians, 64
_Fascinating_ Eyes, 41
_Fish_, how they breathe in Water, 1
_Fire_, ador’d, 211, 236
_Funerals_, their first Institution, 181
G.
_Generation_ equivocal exploded, 4
_Ghalghulawa_ Serpent, 114
_Giraupiagara_ Serpent, 108
_Gobe Moujes_, 124
_Gods_, Men transformed into them, 201
—— inanimate Things turn’d into them, 207
_Goddesses_, Women transform’d into them, 206
_Golden_ Calf, 214
_Grotto di Cani_, a particular Account of it, 25, 6
—— —— Experiments made in it by Mr. _Addison_, 26
_Grotto de i Serpi_, a remarkable subterraneous Cavern, and Hospital
for particular Diseases, 38
_Ground_ Rattle-Snake, 125
_Griffin_ describ’d, 145
_Guaku_, or _Lyboya_ Serpent describ’d, one of the most monstrous, 102
H.
_Harus_ Serpent, 138
_Heathens_, their Fictions about Punishments in Hell, 49
—— their Opinion about Heaven, 50
_Hereditary_ Right, the Title, how try’d, 56
_Hemorrhous_, (the Figure, Plate 1) describ’d; its Wounds force the
Blood out thro’ every Pore of the Body, 57
_Horse_-Tail, a _Turkish_ Standard, the Original of it, 81
_Hooded_, or Monk Serpent, 115
_Horn_ Snake, 126
_Hornet_, (the Figure, Plate 7) describ’d, 148
_Hydrus_, or Water-Snake, 126, 141, 2
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