Popular Philosophy; Or, The Book of Nature Laid Open Upon Christian Principles. [anon.]1826 |
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... prodigious blocks of ice , which , by accumulating , completely block up the passage of the river Dranse in the ravine below . Or , we may stand still and gaze at the tremendous and frightful route over the great St 28 CHAP . H. POPULAR ...
... prodigious blocks of ice , which , by accumulating , completely block up the passage of the river Dranse in the ravine below . Or , we may stand still and gaze at the tremendous and frightful route over the great St 28 CHAP . H. POPULAR ...
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... prodigious thickness of the power of his claws , of dreadful di- mensions , and of the destructive force of his terri- fic bill , of almost rectangular bend at the point ! But what strange looking creatures , are this last class of ...
... prodigious thickness of the power of his claws , of dreadful di- mensions , and of the destructive force of his terri- fic bill , of almost rectangular bend at the point ! But what strange looking creatures , are this last class of ...
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... prodigious chain of the Alps and the Andes , and the still more towering Himmaleh ridge - in comparison with which , the highest hills of Caledonia sink into insignificance , and those of East Lothian dwindle into mole - hills ! -all ...
... prodigious chain of the Alps and the Andes , and the still more towering Himmaleh ridge - in comparison with which , the highest hills of Caledonia sink into insignificance , and those of East Lothian dwindle into mole - hills ! -all ...
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... prodigious mass of petrified moss , which , in the traces that it has left behind it , and the fresh accumulation again beginning to form , beneath the spring , on the brow of the hill , leaves no doubt as to where it has come from , as ...
... prodigious mass of petrified moss , which , in the traces that it has left behind it , and the fresh accumulation again beginning to form , beneath the spring , on the brow of the hill , leaves no doubt as to where it has come from , as ...
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... prodigious mass of petrified moss , which , in the traces that it has left behind it , and the fresh accumulation again beginning to form , beneath the spring , on the brow of the hill , leaves no doubt as to where it has come from , as ...
... prodigious mass of petrified moss , which , in the traces that it has left behind it , and the fresh accumulation again beginning to form , beneath the spring , on the brow of the hill , leaves no doubt as to where it has come from , as ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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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.