Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions. / A Complete Collection of the Legends, Superstitions, Beliefs, and Ominous Signs Connected with Insects; Together with Their Uses in Medicine, Art, and as Food; and a Summary of Their Remarkable Injuries and Appearances.

by Frank Cowan

[907.] Subst. used in Physic, p. 370.

[908.] Phil. Trans. for 1791.

[909.] Bancroft on Permanent Colors, ii. 1–59.

[910.] Baird’s Cyclop. of Nat. Sci.

[911.] Theatr. Ins., p. 270.

[912.] Ray, Hist. Ins., 7.

[913.] Hence the English word Bug-bear. In Matthew’s Bible, the passage of the Psalms (xci. 5), “Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night,” is rendered, “Thou shalt not nede to be afraid of any bugs by night.” Bug in this sense often occurs in Shakspeare. Winter’s Tale, A. iii. Sc. 2, 3; Henry VI., A. v. Sc. 2; Hamlet, A. v. Sc. 2.

[914.] Journal, xvii. 40.

[915.] Churchill’s Col. of Voy. and Trav., iv. 190.

[916.] Oriental Memoirs, i. 256.