A theatre of politicall flying-insects wherein especially the nature, the vvorth, the vvork, the wonder, and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described : together with discourses, historical, and observations physical concerning them : and in a second part are annexed meditations, and observations theological and moral, in three centuries upon that subject / by Samuel Purchas ...
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A theatre of politicall flying-insects wherein especially the nature, the vvorth, the vvork, the wonder, and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described : together with discourses, historical, and observations physical concerning them : and in a second part are annexed meditations, and observations theological and moral, in three centuries upon that subject / by Samuel Purchas ...
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Purchas, Samuel, 1577?-1626.
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London :: Printed by R. I. for Thomas Parkhurst ...,
1657.
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Bees -- Early works to 1800.
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"A theatre of politicall flying-insects wherein especially the nature, the vvorth, the vvork, the wonder, and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described : together with discourses, historical, and observations physical concerning them : and in a second part are annexed meditations, and observations theological and moral, in three centuries upon that subject / by Samuel Purchas ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A56300.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.
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LXVII.
Diverse hives will conspire together to rob their harmlesse and innocent neighbours, but oftentimes when they have plun∣dered and worried others, then doe they vexe one another, and warre among themselves. It is impossible that any true peace should be among the wicked, whilest they want the sol∣der that should glew them together, faith; it is therefore no wonder to see the Egyptians against the Egyptians. And theyshall fight every one against his brother, and against his neighbour, Citie against Citie, and Kingdome against Kingdome. And theyshall eate every man the flesh of his owne arme, Manasseh Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh; for agreement in evill is not peace, but conspiracie, wicked mens combining themselves, may be a facti∣on, no unitie, no amitie.