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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... nest is truly astonishing ! Indeed this operation calls for a minute in- vestigation : nothing can be more wonderful than the nest of a goldfinch or chaffinch ; the interior is lined with cotton , fur , and fine silky JULY . 13.
... nest is truly astonishing ! Indeed this operation calls for a minute in- vestigation : nothing can be more wonderful than the nest of a goldfinch or chaffinch ; the interior is lined with cotton , fur , and fine silky JULY . 13.
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... wonderful instinct displayed by birds in the structure of their nests ; and we must , I think , no longer look upon them as mere machines , since their labours , industry , and skill tend to produce a certain end : they make a hollow ...
... wonderful instinct displayed by birds in the structure of their nests ; and we must , I think , no longer look upon them as mere machines , since their labours , industry , and skill tend to produce a certain end : they make a hollow ...
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... wonderful phenomena with due attention . You perceive a black cloud : it descends to the earth ; but it is God " who boweth the heavens and cometh down with darkness under his feet . " - ( 2 Samuel , xxii . 10. ) Tempestuous winds arise ...
... wonderful phenomena with due attention . You perceive a black cloud : it descends to the earth ; but it is God " who boweth the heavens and cometh down with darkness under his feet . " - ( 2 Samuel , xxii . 10. ) Tempestuous winds arise ...
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... wonderful harmony that exists between the revolution of the moon round her axis and her course round the earth , it hap- pens that the moon presents to us the same side which she has shown ever since the creation ; for , during so many ...
... wonderful harmony that exists between the revolution of the moon round her axis and her course round the earth , it hap- pens that the moon presents to us the same side which she has shown ever since the creation ; for , during so many ...
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... wonderful properties should be insufficient to excite our attention , yet the creatures which inhabit it cannot fail to claim our warmest admiration . Aquatic animals are not , it is true , so varied as the beasts which inhabit the ...
... wonderful properties should be insufficient to excite our attention , yet the creatures which inhabit it cannot fail to claim our warmest admiration . Aquatic animals are not , it is true , so varied as the beasts which inhabit the ...
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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