The Beautiful in Nature, Art, and Life, Volume 1Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1857 |
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... distinctly heard , by applying the ear to the supporting wooden poles , which are thus made to serve as conductors . The possible longitudinal vibration of individual particles composing the texture of the wire , as IN ART . - MUSIC . 11.
... distinctly heard , by applying the ear to the supporting wooden poles , which are thus made to serve as conductors . The possible longitudinal vibration of individual particles composing the texture of the wire , as IN ART . - MUSIC . 11.
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... wood , oak , pine , steel , iron , brass , lead , cloth , felt , leather , and vellum . Every one of these has to be fashioned with the most scrupulous exactness , and as scrupulously adjusted to its place . Many of the pieces are not ...
... wood , oak , pine , steel , iron , brass , lead , cloth , felt , leather , and vellum . Every one of these has to be fashioned with the most scrupulous exactness , and as scrupulously adjusted to its place . Many of the pieces are not ...
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... wood or metal , such as the flute , flageolet , horn , trumpet , & c . , or those in which a reed is used , such as the clarionet or oboe , the sound is pro- duced by the column of air inside vibrating spirally . Others are merely ...
... wood or metal , such as the flute , flageolet , horn , trumpet , & c . , or those in which a reed is used , such as the clarionet or oboe , the sound is pro- duced by the column of air inside vibrating spirally . Others are merely ...
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... woods : " and Wordsworth writes- " The pipe of Pan to Shepherds , Couch'd in the shadow of Maalian pines , Was passing sweet ; the eye - balls of the Leopards , That in high triumph drew the Lord of Vines , How did they sparkle to the ...
... woods : " and Wordsworth writes- " The pipe of Pan to Shepherds , Couch'd in the shadow of Maalian pines , Was passing sweet ; the eye - balls of the Leopards , That in high triumph drew the Lord of Vines , How did they sparkle to the ...
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... woods and forests to crowd around them , attracted by their performances ; and that certain ancient strains drew angels from heaven , and up - conjured departed souls from the regions of woe . They also believe that music can inspire ...
... woods and forests to crowd around them , attracted by their performances ; and that certain ancient strains drew angels from heaven , and up - conjured departed souls from the regions of woe . They also believe that music can inspire ...
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Página 237 - Lord ? and there is no God else beside me; A just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: For I am God, and there is none else.
Página 240 - Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth : who, when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously...
Página 240 - Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
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Página 238 - Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean ; from all your filthiness, and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you ; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments and do them.
Página 222 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh ; The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye When none but God is near.
Página 215 - From you have I been absent in the spring, When proud-pied April, dress'd in all his trim, Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing, That heavy Saturn laugh'd and leap'd with him.
Página 167 - For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff and is limited thereby; but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then it is endless, and brings forth indeed cobwebs of learning, admirable for the fineness of thread and work, but of no substance or profit.
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