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... habits and instincts which we perceive on comparing the do- mestic dog with the .... nearest approximation to the original type that can be discovered , . . . . can only have been the sum or result of a series of changes , carried on ...
... habits and instincts which we perceive on comparing the do- mestic dog with the .... nearest approximation to the original type that can be discovered , . . . . can only have been the sum or result of a series of changes , carried on ...
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... habit of saying his prayers , the action of kneeling may cause thoughts proper for prayer to arise , which might not happen to a child otherwise habituated . 19. Akenside thus notices the connexion of ideas , - " Let the mind Recall one ...
... habit of saying his prayers , the action of kneeling may cause thoughts proper for prayer to arise , which might not happen to a child otherwise habituated . 19. Akenside thus notices the connexion of ideas , - " Let the mind Recall one ...
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... habit of attending to the flavour of wines , though his taste is affected by age or intemperance , will distinguish their qualities better than an inexperienced person who has the nicest sensibility of taste . 45. In the use of any one ...
... habit of attending to the flavour of wines , though his taste is affected by age or intemperance , will distinguish their qualities better than an inexperienced person who has the nicest sensibility of taste . 45. In the use of any one ...
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... habit . 49. We ought , therefore , to cultivate an active state of mind , which seeks information by every sense and from all sources . Our Lord instructed those whom he addressed by allusion to the objects and beings which surrounded ...
... habit . 49. We ought , therefore , to cultivate an active state of mind , which seeks information by every sense and from all sources . Our Lord instructed those whom he addressed by allusion to the objects and beings which surrounded ...
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... habit and education , and from the peculiar fineness of his sensations , loses not the object of his pursuit . By the acuteness of his scent he unravels all the windings of the labyrinth , all the false routes which were intended to ...
... habit and education , and from the peculiar fineness of his sensations , loses not the object of his pursuit . By the acuteness of his scent he unravels all the windings of the labyrinth , all the false routes which were intended to ...
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Page 100 - No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Page 16 - Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto THE LOVE OF GOD 129 us, that we may hear it, and do it ? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Page 14 - 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.
Page 58 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up...
Page 126 - twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;} " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this cheek a little red.
Page 146 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Page 15 - For him, the Spring Distils her dews, and from the silken gem Its lucid leaves unfolds; for him, the hand Of Autumn tinges every fertile branch With blooming gold and blushes like the morn.
Page 110 - No more shall nation against nation rise, Nor ardent warriors meet with hateful eyes,' Nor fields with gleaming steel be cover'd o'er ; The brazen trumpets kindle rage no more ; But useless lances into scythes shall bend, And the broad falchion in a ploughshare end.
Page 140 - Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
Page 22 - Maunder's Biographical Treasury ; consisting of Memoirs, Sketches, and brief Notices of above 12,000 Eminent Persons of All Ages and Nations, from the Earliest Period of History : Forming a new and complete Dictionary of Universal Biography.