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Pagina 37
... a quadruped than a bird ; nor ( for we may follow the gradation through its
whole scale ) a bird than a plant ; nor a plant than a watch , a piece of dead
mechanism , would do , upon the supposition which has already so often been
repeated .
... a quadruped than a bird ; nor ( for we may follow the gradation through its
whole scale ) a bird than a plant ; nor a plant than a watch , a piece of dead
mechanism , would do , upon the supposition which has already so often been
repeated .
Pagina 48
The strong , hooked bill , and sharp talons , of one species of bird , determine it to
prey upon animals ; the soft , straight bill ... effect in providing for the sustenance
of the birds , if animal bodies and vegetable seeds did not lie within their reach .
The strong , hooked bill , and sharp talons , of one species of bird , determine it to
prey upon animals ; the soft , straight bill ... effect in providing for the sustenance
of the birds , if animal bodies and vegetable seeds did not lie within their reach .
Pagina 118
The gastric juice of an owl , falcon , or kite , will not touch grain ; no , not even to
finish the macerated and half - digested pulse which is left in the crops of the
sparrows that the bird devours . In poultry , the trituration of the gizzard , and the ...
The gastric juice of an owl , falcon , or kite , will not touch grain ; no , not even to
finish the macerated and half - digested pulse which is left in the crops of the
sparrows that the bird devours . In poultry , the trituration of the gizzard , and the ...
Pagina 125
Birds , says Bonnet , have , at the lower end of the wind - pipe , a conformation
like the reed of a hautboy , for the modulation of their notes . A tuneful bird is a
ventriloquist . The seat of the song is in the breast . The use of the lungs in the
system ...
Birds , says Bonnet , have , at the lower end of the wind - pipe , a conformation
like the reed of a hautboy , for the modulation of their notes . A tuneful bird is a
ventriloquist . The seat of the song is in the breast . The use of the lungs in the
system ...
Pagina 127
In a canary - bird , for instance , and in the single ounce of matter which
composes his body ( but which seems to be all employed ) , we have instruments
for eating , for digesting , for nourishment , for breathing , for generation , for
running , for ...
In a canary - bird , for instance , and in the single ounce of matter which
composes his body ( but which seems to be all employed ) , we have instruments
for eating , for digesting , for nourishment , for breathing , for generation , for
running , for ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature |
| Auteur | William Paley |
| Uitgever | Joseph Graham, 1839 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | The British Library |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 14 maart 2017 |
| Lengte | 375 pagina's |
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