Reflections on the Works of God, in the Various Kingdoms of Nature, and on the Ways of Providence, Displayed in the Government of the Universe, Bind 3Albion Press: printed for James Cundee, 1808 - 288 sider |
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Side 48
... prodigious quantity of seeds , by means of which she produces a perpetual verdure , or if it chance to be here and there inter- rupted , she soon restores it to its pristine beauty . Beauty and utility of meadows . The wonderful variety ...
... prodigious quantity of seeds , by means of which she produces a perpetual verdure , or if it chance to be here and there inter- rupted , she soon restores it to its pristine beauty . Beauty and utility of meadows . The wonderful variety ...
Side 65
... prodigious abundance of fishes contained in the seas , rivers , and lakes ; and by the vast number of animals , most of which , it is true , wander about wild in the forests , and are a terror to man ; but yet supply him with the most ...
... prodigious abundance of fishes contained in the seas , rivers , and lakes ; and by the vast number of animals , most of which , it is true , wander about wild in the forests , and are a terror to man ; but yet supply him with the most ...
Side 68
... prodigious swiftness about them . The time of their appearance is generally those months which are peculiarly subject to thunder - storms , and they are com- monly preceded , accompanied , or followed by lightning , the previous state ...
... prodigious swiftness about them . The time of their appearance is generally those months which are peculiarly subject to thunder - storms , and they are com- monly preceded , accompanied , or followed by lightning , the previous state ...
Side 71
... prodigious mountains . When we . farther reflect that the seas form that portion of our globe which has been least investigated , we shall * The existence of the kraken , which rested principally on the report of the good , but ...
... prodigious mountains . When we . farther reflect that the seas form that portion of our globe which has been least investigated , we shall * The existence of the kraken , which rested principally on the report of the good , but ...
Side 73
... prodigious number of different materials in order thus to embellish Nature , and to distribute among the plants and flowers colors so magnificent , so brilliant , and so rich ; but , on the contrary , God had no occasion for any ...
... prodigious number of different materials in order thus to embellish Nature , and to distribute among the plants and flowers colors so magnificent , so brilliant , and so rich ; but , on the contrary , God had no occasion for any ...
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