John Ray
John Ray
John Raywas an English naturalist widely regarded as one of the earliest of the English parson-naturalists. Until 1670, he wrote his name as John Wray. From then on, he used 'Ray', after "having ascertained that such had been the practice of his family before him"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionEnvironmentalist
Date of Birth29 November 1627
burns dad running trying
The dad was running and trying to get the baby, so he had burns on his hands.
babies baby hear
Just to hear that baby hollering and crying, that was the thing.
bookshelf bunch coming fire front top window
It was all flames. There was a fire coming out of the window here, all at the top here ... And right when you go through the front door, where the bookshelf was, there was a bunch of fire there, too.
butterfly eye men
The use of butterflies is to adorn the world and delight the eyes of men, to brighten the countryside, serving like so many golden spangles to decorate the fields.
manners fortune
Manners make often fortunes.
disease pleasure taxes
Diseases are the tax on pleasures.
padlocks wedlock
Wedlock is a padlock.
punishment sin
Many without punishment, none without sin.
geese feathers
Feather by feather the goose is plucked.
listeners eavesdropping
Listeners ne'er hear good of themselves.