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Página xxxvi
... vegetable appendages of the Dryland , are fully represented in the three great divisions of Trees , and Shrubs , and Grasses which may be supposed to cover many of the arable spots - while there is ample room assigned for the lichens ...
... vegetable appendages of the Dryland , are fully represented in the three great divisions of Trees , and Shrubs , and Grasses which may be supposed to cover many of the arable spots - while there is ample room assigned for the lichens ...
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... on in the three great divi- sions of the natural world , which constitute the MINE RAL , the VEGETABLE , and the ANIMAL KINGDOMS , where the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth , with undisputed and B 3 CHAP . I. 5 BOOK OF NATURE LAID OPEN . 10.
... on in the three great divi- sions of the natural world , which constitute the MINE RAL , the VEGETABLE , and the ANIMAL KINGDOMS , where the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth , with undisputed and B 3 CHAP . I. 5 BOOK OF NATURE LAID OPEN . 10.
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... Vegetable Productions , -of Shells and of Corals , and then some curious and singularly shaped fishes , and other wonders of the great deep ; - among which , we may reckon , some of the most fear- ful aspect , phantastic forms , and ...
... Vegetable Productions , -of Shells and of Corals , and then some curious and singularly shaped fishes , and other wonders of the great deep ; - among which , we may reckon , some of the most fear- ful aspect , phantastic forms , and ...
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... vegetable mould , which is observed to cover such extensive tracts of arable districts with an almost uniform thickness . Those which are more or less inclined , and seem to court our attention by the position they assume , are chiefly ...
... vegetable mould , which is observed to cover such extensive tracts of arable districts with an almost uniform thickness . Those which are more or less inclined , and seem to court our attention by the position they assume , are chiefly ...
Página 71
... vegetable mould that covers their sloping sides , or in a thinner layer incrusting their rounded tops ; -that these are something more than casual accumulations or collections of dust , liable to be broken up by the effects of the ...
... vegetable mould that covers their sloping sides , or in a thinner layer incrusting their rounded tops ; -that these are something more than casual accumulations or collections of dust , liable to be broken up by the effects of the ...
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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.