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Pagina x
... masses of Ore in some veins - Superstitions of Miners - Districts rich in metals , generally barren , & c . CHAP . XIII . - Imbedded masses - General division of mineral substances - Saline substances enumerated and separately consi ...
... masses of Ore in some veins - Superstitions of Miners - Districts rich in metals , generally barren , & c . CHAP . XIII . - Imbedded masses - General division of mineral substances - Saline substances enumerated and separately consi ...
Pagina xxxvi
... mass of conglomerate or puddingstone rock ; while on this side of the river , on the low rocky ledges near its mouth , lies one of those extra- neous boulders , in a situation , somewhat similar to that described at p . 130 . The ...
... mass of conglomerate or puddingstone rock ; while on this side of the river , on the low rocky ledges near its mouth , lies one of those extra- neous boulders , in a situation , somewhat similar to that described at p . 130 . The ...
Pagina 23
... masses of black balsam were discovered on the legs . The unrolling the body took three hours ; and 2,800 square feet of cloth were taken off . M. Caillaud found several parts of the arms were also gilt . The hands long , and very well ...
... masses of black balsam were discovered on the legs . The unrolling the body took three hours ; and 2,800 square feet of cloth were taken off . M. Caillaud found several parts of the arms were also gilt . The hands long , and very well ...
Pagina 24
... masses of confused rubbish , from which these humble relics were taken , —a few deformed and unsight- ly mounds , -- where the Arabs of the desert roam unmo- lested , and the wild beasts stalk , in stately but sullen majesty ! How ...
... masses of confused rubbish , from which these humble relics were taken , —a few deformed and unsight- ly mounds , -- where the Arabs of the desert roam unmo- lested , and the wild beasts stalk , in stately but sullen majesty ! How ...
Pagina 28
... masses of rock , and tearing up and laying waste every thing that lay in its way - until after having desolated the plains of Bagnes , St Branchier , and Bovernier ; and sweeping from the earth the town of Martigny ; it lost its force ...
... masses of rock , and tearing up and laying waste every thing that lay in its way - until after having desolated the plains of Bagnes , St Branchier , and Bovernier ; and sweeping from the earth the town of Martigny ; it lost its force ...
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Popular Philosophy: Or, the Book of Nature Laid Open Upon Christian ... George Miller Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina viii - But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Pagina 115 - How can it enter into the thoughts of man, that the soul, which is capable of such immense perfections, and of receiving new improvements, to all eternity, shall fall away into nothing, almost as soon as it is created...
Pagina viii - Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Pagina vi - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Pagina xxx - Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak not : eyes have they, but they see not...
Pagina xi - Whichever way I turned, nothing appeared but danger and difficulty. I saw myself in the midst of a vast wilderness, in the depth of the rainy season; naked and alone; surrounded by savage animals, and men still more savage.
Pagina xix - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Pagina 88 - O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise, A flood of glory bursts from all the skies : The conscious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless the useful light.