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Página 148
... plants are capable of subsisting ; these , in their turn , absorb nour- ishment from water and the atmosphere ; and , after perishing , afford new materials to those already provided : —the decomposition of the rock still continues ...
... plants are capable of subsisting ; these , in their turn , absorb nour- ishment from water and the atmosphere ; and , after perishing , afford new materials to those already provided : —the decomposition of the rock still continues ...
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... plants , either dissem- inated by Nature , or propagated by human industry , would be gradu- ally , but certainly , carried towards the interior , covering up the fertile plains with their sterile particles , and rendering them unfit ...
... plants , either dissem- inated by Nature , or propagated by human industry , would be gradu- ally , but certainly , carried towards the interior , covering up the fertile plains with their sterile particles , and rendering them unfit ...
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... veget ables and the dung of sea fowls ; and are commonly covered by cocoa nut trees and other shrubs , and a few antiscorbutic plants . The low- his voyage to Terra Australis ; * and Mr Chamisso 164 CHAP . & .. POPULAR PHILOSOPHY ,
... veget ables and the dung of sea fowls ; and are commonly covered by cocoa nut trees and other shrubs , and a few antiscorbutic plants . The low- his voyage to Terra Australis ; * and Mr Chamisso 164 CHAP . & .. POPULAR PHILOSOPHY ,
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... plants ; others still lower are washed by the sea at high water . All these isles are connected , ' and include a lagoon in the middle , which is full of the finest fish ; ' and sometimes there is an opening , admitting a boat or canoe ...
... plants ; others still lower are washed by the sea at high water . All these isles are connected , ' and include a lagoon in the middle , which is full of the finest fish ; ' and sometimes there is an opening , admitting a boat or canoe ...
Página 165
... plants , either dissem- inated by Nature , or propagated by human industry , would be gradu- ally , but certainly , carried towards the interior , covering up the fertile plains with their sterile particles , and rendering them unfit ...
... plants , either dissem- inated by Nature , or propagated by human industry , would be gradu- ally , but certainly , carried towards the interior , covering up the fertile plains with their sterile particles , and rendering them unfit ...
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Página viii - But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Página 115 - How can it enter into the thoughts of man, that the soul, which is capable of such immense perfections, and of receiving new improvements, to all eternity, shall fall away into nothing, almost as soon as it is created...
Página viii - Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Página vi - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Página xxx - Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not : eyes have they, but they see not...
Página xi - Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth of the rainy season; naked and alone; surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage.
Página xix - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Página 88 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies : The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light.