Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the DeityGould and Lincoln, 1855 - 420 pagina's |
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Pagina 33
... flowers , bear no more resemblance to the young plant , or even to the seed , which is formed by their intervention , than a chisel or a plane does to a table or chair . What then are the filaments , antheræ , and stigmata of plants ...
... flowers , bear no more resemblance to the young plant , or even to the seed , which is formed by their intervention , than a chisel or a plane does to a table or chair . What then are the filaments , antheræ , and stigmata of plants ...
Pagina 34
... flower ; we examine the plant ; we perceive the Conduciveness of many of its parts to their end and office ; we observe a provision for its nourishment , growth , pro- tection , and fecundity ; but we never think of the gardener in all ...
... flower ; we examine the plant ; we perceive the Conduciveness of many of its parts to their end and office ; we observe a provision for its nourishment , growth , pro- tection , and fecundity ; but we never think of the gardener in all ...
Pagina 42
... flowers supplied none ? Facul- ties thrown down upon animals at random , and without reference to the objects amidst which they are placed , would not produce to them the services and benefits which we see ; and if there be that ...
... flowers supplied none ? Facul- ties thrown down upon animals at random , and without reference to the objects amidst which they are placed , would not produce to them the services and benefits which we see ; and if there be that ...
Pagina 115
... flowers , the plumage of birds , the furs of beasts , the bright scales of fishes , the painted wings of butterflies and beetles , the rich colors and spotted lustre of many tribes of insects * Keill's Anat . p . 45 . There are parts ...
... flowers , the plumage of birds , the furs of beasts , the bright scales of fishes , the painted wings of butterflies and beetles , the rich colors and spotted lustre of many tribes of insects * Keill's Anat . p . 45 . There are parts ...
Pagina 116
... flowers of plants , the princi- ple of beauty holds a still more considerable place in their composition ; is still more confessed than in animals . Why , for one instance out of a thousand , does the corolla of the tulip , when ...
... flowers of plants , the princi- ple of beauty holds a still more considerable place in their composition ; is still more confessed than in animals . Why , for one instance out of a thousand , does the corolla of the tulip , when ...
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