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Page 54
... - tined to appear ! Nor is the arrangement less admir- able by which we have the greatest variety , from those which require to be eaten as soon as ripe , to those KNOWLEDGE AND INDUSTRY OF MAN . which we are enabled 54.
... - tined to appear ! Nor is the arrangement less admir- able by which we have the greatest variety , from those which require to be eaten as soon as ripe , to those KNOWLEDGE AND INDUSTRY OF MAN . which we are enabled 54.
Page 55
... enabled to change the characters and quantities of vegetables for his own purposes , so as to form new species and pre- viously unknown substances . A simple effort now con- verts an useless wilding into a plum or peach . And if the ...
... enabled to change the characters and quantities of vegetables for his own purposes , so as to form new species and pre- viously unknown substances . A simple effort now con- verts an useless wilding into a plum or peach . And if the ...
Page 57
... enabled to produce a sufficient variety of sounds to answer his purposes , consists of the chest for containing air , of the larynx at the top of the windpipe for producing the brows , wl nance , bu dents . 1 down 57.
... enabled to produce a sufficient variety of sounds to answer his purposes , consists of the chest for containing air , of the larynx at the top of the windpipe for producing the brows , wl nance , bu dents . 1 down 57.
Page 76
... enabled , by the structure of their feet , to clasp the branches of trees , as the gecko and the chameleon , and whose tails also are prehensile , it must be supposed that the sense of touch is greater than in other reptiles , who have ...
... enabled , by the structure of their feet , to clasp the branches of trees , as the gecko and the chameleon , and whose tails also are prehensile , it must be supposed that the sense of touch is greater than in other reptiles , who have ...
Page 94
... . Heat and cold , smoothness and roughness , fineness and coarse- ness , are among the many sensible qualities of matter , it enables us to recognise . This power depends on the VALUE OF THE HAND . nerves , with which the. 94.
... . Heat and cold , smoothness and roughness , fineness and coarse- ness , are among the many sensible qualities of matter , it enables us to recognise . This power depends on the VALUE OF THE HAND . nerves , with which the. 94.
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adapted admirable animals appears aqueous humour bird bone called canals cavity chameleon choroid cobra cochlea colour common conveyed cornea covered crystalline lens deer delicate distance distinct eustachian tube eyelids fibres fingers fishes flowers fluid fore-arm fragrance gland hand horse human inferior creatures insects instance instrument INTERNAL STRUCTURE IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER labyrinth LACHRYMAL GLAND lens membrane mind minute motion mouth move muscles musical musk MUSK DEER nerves nostrils object observed odours olfactory nerves opening parrot pass peculiar perfume placed plate pleasure prey proboscis produced pulpy pupil quadrupeds rays of light receive remarkable reptiles resemblance retina round says scapula scent sclerotic coat sea anemone seized sense of hearing sense of smell sense of taste sense of touch serpent side sight sonorous body sound substance surface tasters teeth tips tongue transparent trees tube tubercle tympanum ulna upper various vibrations vitreous humour vultures woodpecker
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Page 16 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me," even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and...
Page 127 - ... and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? and how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Page 62 - There let the shepherd's flute, the virgin's- lay, The prompting seraph, and the poet's lyre, Still sing the God of Seasons as they roll. For me, when I forget the darling theme, Whether the blossom blows, the Summer ray...
Page 33 - Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair, Presented with a universal blank Of nature's works to me expunged and rased, And wisdom at one entrance quite shut out.
Page 159 - The poor child had sat in mute amazement, and patiently imitated everything her teacher did; but now the truth began to flash upon her: her intellect began to work: she perceived that here was a way by which she could herself make up a sign of anything that was in her own mind, and show it to another mind...
Page 61 - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Page 159 - ... truth began to flash upon her ; her intellect began to work. She perceived that here was a way by which she could herself make up a sign of anything that was in her own mind, and show it to another mind ; and at once her countenance lighted up with a human expression. It was no longer a dog or parrot ; it was an immortal spirit eagerly seizing upon a new link of union with other spirits...
Page 156 - How fair is the rose ! what a beautiful flower ! The glory of April and May ! But the leaves are beginning to fade in an hour, And they wither and die in a day. Yet the rose has one powerful virtue to boast, Above all the flowers of the field : When its leaves are all dead, and its colours are lost, Still how sweet a perfume it will yield ! So frail is the youth and the beauty of men, Tho...
Page 131 - Now the golden Morn aloft Waves her dew-bespangled wing, With vermeil cheek and whisper soft She woos the tardy Spring: Till April starts, and calls around The sleeping fragrance from the ground, And lightly o'er the living scene Scatters his freshest, tenderest green.
Page 158 - ... then they were mixed up in a heap and a sign was made for her to arrange them herself so as to express the words book, key, &c. ; and she did so.