 | George Washington Tryon - 1882 - 352 pages
...W. 11700, Jr. Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings ; holds a rank, which lost, Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which Nature's self would rue. — STILMNGIXEET. PREFACE. THE admirable " Manual of the... | |
 | James Crowther - 1882 - 204 pages
...' Each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings ; holds a rank which, lost, Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which Nature's self would rue." And remember that " the exception proves the rule ; "... | |
 | William Forsell Kirby - 1883 - 232 pages
..." Each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings, holds a rank, which lost, Would break the chain, and leave a gap between That Nature's self would rue." But this view was propounded in ignorance of the enormous number... | |
 | J. Wesley Van Dervoort - 1886 - 530 pages
..."Each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank Important in the scale of Him who framed This scale of beings; holds a rank which, lost, Would break the chain, and leave a gap behind, Which Nature's self would rue." Very interesting is the study of those curious inhabitants... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrop - 1887 - 886 pages
...bushes. Each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings ; holds a rank which, lost, Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which nature's self would rue. CHAPTER IV. RARE SPECIMENS OF OCEAN LIFE. The Famous Narwhal—... | |
 | John Richards Philpots - 1890 - 704 pages
...I. ZOOLOGICAL REMARKS. " Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who fram'd This scale of beings ; holds a rank, which lost, Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which Nature's self would rue." " THINK you that a drop of water, which to the vulgar... | |
 | 1891 - 556 pages
...IN. Eacn moss, Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings ; holds a rank which, lost, Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which nature's self would rue. Thomson. Nature is avariciously frugal ; in matter, it... | |
 | 1894 - 342 pages
...moss, " Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank " Important in the plan of Him who framed " This scale of beings ; holds a rank which, lost, " Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap " Which Nature's self would rue." Gentlemen, as one who has from childhood loved Nature,... | |
 | 1892 - 624 pages
...Nature. Each i " Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a> rank Important in tin; plan of Him who framed This scale of beings ; holds a rank which, lost, Would break the chain, and leave behind • gap Which Nature's self would rue." — Tftonum. Divine-Design ! Ver. 9-19. (1 . ) I f on... | |
 | KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 pages
...Each moss, Each shell, each drawling insect, holds a rank Important in the plan of Him who frain'd 2 behind a gap Which Nature's self would rue. BENJAMIN STILLINGFLEET — • M isceUanemts Tracts relating... | |
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Which strike ev'n eyes incurious ; but each moss, Each shell, each crawling insect, holds a rank, Important in the plan of Him who framed This scale of beings; holds a rank which lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which nature's self would... 
