The Progress of Creation, Considered with Reference to the Present Condition of the Earth1837 |
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Pàgina 12
... observe in the progress of vegetation , that when a tree begins to grow , the ligneous woody folds , which indicate the growth of each year , are soft , or herbaceous , before they acquire the solidity of wood ; that the centre ones are ...
... observe in the progress of vegetation , that when a tree begins to grow , the ligneous woody folds , which indicate the growth of each year , are soft , or herbaceous , before they acquire the solidity of wood ; that the centre ones are ...
Pàgina 13
... observe the works of nature with reference to their utility , examine the Cana- dian Birch - wort , which carries at its base two concave leaves ; or let him hear that each leaf of the Tilandria or Wild - Pine of the West Indies , is ...
... observe the works of nature with reference to their utility , examine the Cana- dian Birch - wort , which carries at its base two concave leaves ; or let him hear that each leaf of the Tilandria or Wild - Pine of the West Indies , is ...
Pàgina 18
... observe , that the acquisition of science opens a continual source of delight to the well - conducted mind . He , who knows nothing of the wonders that surround him , may be charmed with the beauty , or the fragrance of a flower , but ...
... observe , that the acquisition of science opens a continual source of delight to the well - conducted mind . He , who knows nothing of the wonders that surround him , may be charmed with the beauty , or the fragrance of a flower , but ...
Pàgina 19
... Observe , too , the peculiar character of the swamps , that extend along the bay of Campeachy . The name swamp seems to indicate the presence of water , and this is cor- rect , during the winter months ; but when the heat of summer is ...
... Observe , too , the peculiar character of the swamps , that extend along the bay of Campeachy . The name swamp seems to indicate the presence of water , and this is cor- rect , during the winter months ; but when the heat of summer is ...
Pàgina 26
... observe , that the inhabitants of the Nicobar islands build their vessels , make the sails and cordage , supply them- selves with provisions , and other necessaries , provide a cargo of arrack , vinegar , oil , and coarse sugar , cocoa ...
... observe , that the inhabitants of the Nicobar islands build their vessels , make the sails and cordage , supply them- selves with provisions , and other necessaries , provide a cargo of arrack , vinegar , oil , and coarse sugar , cocoa ...
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Pàgina 215 - Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Pàgina 112 - Sweet bird ! thy bower is ever green, Thy sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, No winter in thy year...
Pàgina 226 - And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: ~] And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
Pàgina 227 - And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more. 13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth : and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
Pàgina 227 - And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; and the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
Pàgina 46 - The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry ? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Pàgina 193 - Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep : All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night.
Pàgina 194 - And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Pàgina 61 - 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 and years...
Pàgina 218 - Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.