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... hand of M. Cuvier , one of the secretaries of the Institute , or of other men of letters , apparently , of the same establishment . In briefly analysing its merit , we shall pay some attention , first , to the preliminary discourse by ...
... hand of M. Cuvier , one of the secretaries of the Institute , or of other men of letters , apparently , of the same establishment . In briefly analysing its merit , we shall pay some attention , first , to the preliminary discourse by ...
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... hand , and the Scyllas , Centaurs , and Chimeras , on the other ; and why the latter are regarded exclusively as the brood of supersti tion and poetry , we know not . We do not pretend indeed to be very deeply versed in the theology of ...
... hand , and the Scyllas , Centaurs , and Chimeras , on the other ; and why the latter are regarded exclusively as the brood of supersti tion and poetry , we know not . We do not pretend indeed to be very deeply versed in the theology of ...
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... hands of Nature . Utility of fire in the arts ; advantages man derives from it . Fire con- sidered in the terrible scenes of nature ; Lightning and Thunder ; elec- tricity ; volcanos . Its effects in the explosion of gun - powder , and ...
... hands of Nature . Utility of fire in the arts ; advantages man derives from it . Fire con- sidered in the terrible scenes of nature ; Lightning and Thunder ; elec- tricity ; volcanos . Its effects in the explosion of gun - powder , and ...
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... hand till last night . But it came then with a duck in its mouth , as we say ; and it would have been extreme savory meat if your Lordship had taken the pains to dress p . 9 . it . ' < My Honoured Lord , • If I had compliments as ready ...
... hand till last night . But it came then with a duck in its mouth , as we say ; and it would have been extreme savory meat if your Lordship had taken the pains to dress p . 9 . it . ' < My Honoured Lord , • If I had compliments as ready ...
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... hand of God , swallowing up death [ probably taken from Isaiah xxv . 8. ] that we might become heirs of eternal · life ; having gone into heaven , angels and principalities and powers being made subject to him . " Though this remarkable ...
... hand of God , swallowing up death [ probably taken from Isaiah xxv . 8. ] that we might become heirs of eternal · life ; having gone into heaven , angels and principalities and powers being made subject to him . " Though this remarkable ...
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Page 108 - ... sun. And behold a man bent with age coming from the way of the wilderness leaning on a staff. And Abraham arose, and met him, and said unto him, ' Turn in, I pray thee, and wash thy feet, and tarry all night ; and thou shall arise early in the morning, and go on thy way.' And the man said, 'Nay; for I will abide under this tree.