A Memorial of Joseph HenryU.S. Government Printing Office, 1880 - 528 pages |
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Page 199 - I had rather believe all the fables in the legend, and the Talmud, and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind ; and, therefore, God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.
Page 401 - It is proposed — 1. To stimulate men of talent to make original researches, by offering suitable rewards for memoirs containing new truths; and 2. To appropriate annually a portion of the income for particular researches, under the direction of suitable persons. To DIFFUSE KNOWLEDGE. It is proposed — 1. To publish a series of periodical reports on the progress of the different branches of knowledge; and 2. To publish occasionally separate treatises on subjects of general interest.
Page 278 - That, so soon as the Board of Regents sh'all have selected the said site, they shall cause to be erected a suitable building, of plain and durable materials and structure, without unnecessary ornament, and of sufficient size, and with suitable rooms, or halls, for the reception and arrangement, upon a liberal scale, of objects of natural history, including a geological and mineralogical cabinet; also a chemical laboratory, a library, a gallery of art, and the necessary lecture rooms...
Page 171 - Thus there are two books from whence I collect my divinity ; besides that written one of God, another of His servant nature, that universal and public manuscript, that lies expansed unto the eyes of all...
Page 39 - Who can by searching find out God? Who can find out the Almighty unto perfection?
Page 67 - Regents saw fit, of a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars annually for the formation of a library; and in all else it directed them to make such disposal of the income "as they shall deem best suited for the promotion of the purpose of the testator.
Page 514 - The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the present consideration of the bill? There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill...
Page 22 - THAT each, who seems a separate whole, Should move his rounds, and fusing all The skirts of self again, should fall Remerging in the general Soul, Is faith as vague as all unsweet : Eternal form shall still divide The eternal soul from all beside ; And I shall know him when we meet...
Page 513 - The bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the amendments were concurred in. The amendment was agreed to. , The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, read the third time, and passed. The title was amended so as to read...
Page 485 - ... then no question could be entertained of the practicability and utility of the suggestion above adverted to. I was therefore induced to make the trial ; but I found such a sensible diminution with only 200 feet of wire, as at once to convince me of the impracticability of the scheme.