The Sacred History of the World: Attempted to be Philosophically Considered, in a Series of Letters to a Son, Volum 1Harper & Bros., 1839 |
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Pàgina 22
... common idea of the intelligent men of Greece . " First of all was chaos and night ; dark Erebus and gloomy Tartarus . There was no earth , nor air , nor heaven , till obscure Night , by the power of the wind on the wide Erebus , brought ...
... common idea of the intelligent men of Greece . " First of all was chaos and night ; dark Erebus and gloomy Tartarus . There was no earth , nor air , nor heaven , till obscure Night , by the power of the wind on the wide Erebus , brought ...
Pàgina 30
... common air of which our atmosphere is constituted . The atmosphere could not have been made before light had * It is an opinion which phenomena of nature are continually occurring to strengthen in the observing mind , that light and ...
... common air of which our atmosphere is constituted . The atmosphere could not have been made before light had * It is an opinion which phenomena of nature are continually occurring to strengthen in the observing mind , that light and ...
Pàgina 33
... common ground as the depths of the ocean seem to be be- low it in which the seas are permanently assembled . The surface of the earth rises , in some parts , into high table- land ; but the general level of both land and sea is now ...
... common ground as the depths of the ocean seem to be be- low it in which the seas are permanently assembled . The surface of the earth rises , in some parts , into high table- land ; but the general level of both land and sea is now ...
Pàgina 35
... common meaning of the expressions he uses . In studying the Scriptures , it is peculiarly desira- ble that we should on no occasion depart any more from the usual and natural meaning of the words and phrases which there occur , than we ...
... common meaning of the expressions he uses . In studying the Scriptures , it is peculiarly desira- ble that we should on no occasion depart any more from the usual and natural meaning of the words and phrases which there occur , than we ...
Pàgina 38
... common history , lead the mind to many considerations and investigations on which it desires to attain every eluci- dation which patient thought can supply . But these would not suit the direct statements and usual rules of historical ...
... common history , lead the mind to many considerations and investigations on which it desires to attain every eluci- dation which patient thought can supply . But these would not suit the direct statements and usual rules of historical ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 34 - But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Pàgina 261 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Pàgina 118 - With charm of earliest Birds ; pleasant the Sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful Evening mild, then silent Night With this her solemn Bird and this fair Moon, And these the gems of Heaven, her starry train...
Pàgina 120 - Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
Pàgina 42 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Pàgina 38 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Pàgina 118 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams...
Pàgina 120 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, That the spices thereof may flow out.
Pàgina 330 - ... walks elate, and as it were on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness in a morning, so sure will it rain before night. It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark. The tortoise...
Pàgina 407 - How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man!