Reflections on the Works of God, and on His Providence in the Regions of Nature, and in the Government of the Universe: From the German of Christopher Christian Sturm. A New Translation ...J. Sharpe, 1824 |
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... prey . Earth , air , and water abound with living creatures and food for their support . This variety in the food of animals is truly admirable , and discovers the fatherly care of the Almighty for all his creatures . And we , my dear ...
... prey . Earth , air , and water abound with living creatures and food for their support . This variety in the food of animals is truly admirable , and discovers the fatherly care of the Almighty for all his creatures . And we , my dear ...
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... prey to care and anxiety ? Is not God thy father ? Shall he who made thee forsake his child ? The term of thy existence is not confined to thy pilgrimage on earth ; it extends to eternity . Life is but a span , and the longest stage of ...
... prey to care and anxiety ? Is not God thy father ? Shall he who made thee forsake his child ? The term of thy existence is not confined to thy pilgrimage on earth ; it extends to eternity . Life is but a span , and the longest stage of ...
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... prey of base desires , and has thereby deprived himself of the purest of pleasures . Happy he whose life is passed in the enjoy- ment of the beauties of nature ! All nature smiles on him , and joy and happiness await him in every clime ...
... prey of base desires , and has thereby deprived himself of the purest of pleasures . Happy he whose life is passed in the enjoy- ment of the beauties of nature ! All nature smiles on him , and joy and happiness await him in every clime ...
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... prey , to build their nests , to store up provisions , prepare for their meta- morphoses , to defend themselves , & c . Some animals are carnivorous , and prey upon the superabundance of other animals . Each has its particular enemy ...
... prey , to build their nests , to store up provisions , prepare for their meta- morphoses , to defend themselves , & c . Some animals are carnivorous , and prey upon the superabundance of other animals . Each has its particular enemy ...
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... prey are endowed with strength , agility , and dexterity . But lest they should destroy whole species of animals , they are con- fined within certain limits : they also increase in much smaller proportion , and frequently prey upon each ...
... prey are endowed with strength , agility , and dexterity . But lest they should destroy whole species of animals , they are con- fined within certain limits : they also increase in much smaller proportion , and frequently prey upon each ...
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admiration Almighty animals appear arises AUGUST beauty behold bestowed birds bless body bounty butterfly carnivorous caterpillar cause chyle clouds cold colour consider contemplation countries creatures dark dear Reader delight derive discover display divers Dogstar duodenum earth effects eggs endowed eternal eyes fall feathers feet fish flowers fruits garden glory grass happiness heat heaven inhabitants insects instinct island juice JULY kinds kingdom labour lacteal larvæ latter light Lord mankind Molucca islands moon nature nests night objects observed oviparous pass perfect phenomena plants pleasures praise preservation prey produce quadrupeds rain rays rays of light reflect resemblance riety SEPTEMBER sleep sometimes songs of praise species spring stars storms substances summer surface thee thing thou thousand thunder tion torrid zone tree twilight utility vapours variety vegetable vine viviparous waterspouts whence wings wisdom wonderful worm