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Pagina 147
... veins the gushing rills direct.— On grey moss banks , green meads , or furrowed lands , Spread the dark mould , white lime , and crumbling sands . " DARWIN . " Hath not the potter power over the clay . " - PAul . THE economy of Nature ...
... veins the gushing rills direct.— On grey moss banks , green meads , or furrowed lands , Spread the dark mould , white lime , and crumbling sands . " DARWIN . " Hath not the potter power over the clay . " - PAul . THE economy of Nature ...
Pagina 169
... Veins , their general di- rection Fairy Castles - Rake Veins . - Pipe , or flat Veins . - Dis- tinguishing Characteristics of Dykes and Veins -Troubles and Faults , what are so called . - Man is very apt to form wrong con- clusions ...
... Veins , their general di- rection Fairy Castles - Rake Veins . - Pipe , or flat Veins . - Dis- tinguishing Characteristics of Dykes and Veins -Troubles and Faults , what are so called . - Man is very apt to form wrong con- clusions ...
Pagina 170
... veins , - X Previous to the consideration of which , I shall , how- ever , call your attention for a few minutes to a subject , which , in the multiplicity of our concerns , had , not- withstanding its vast importance , almost escaped ...
... veins , - X Previous to the consideration of which , I shall , how- ever , call your attention for a few minutes to a subject , which , in the multiplicity of our concerns , had , not- withstanding its vast importance , almost escaped ...
Pagina 172
... 817 . + Let us no more , therefore , complain of the arid plains , and of the dry and parched deserts of Africa , —so long as we have reason to In regard to dykes and veins , it may be 172 CHAP . XL . POPULAR PHILOSOPHY ,
... 817 . + Let us no more , therefore , complain of the arid plains , and of the dry and parched deserts of Africa , —so long as we have reason to In regard to dykes and veins , it may be 172 CHAP . XL . POPULAR PHILOSOPHY ,
Pagina 173
George Miller. In regard to dykes and veins , it may be said of the greater part of them , that they run through the various strata of the earth , in nearly vertical , or up and down directions , the former sometimes projecting beyond ...
George Miller. In regard to dykes and veins , it may be said of the greater part of them , that they run through the various strata of the earth , in nearly vertical , or up and down directions , the former sometimes projecting beyond ...
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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.