Nature of the material worldLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834 - Natural history |
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action animal animal and vegetable appears Aristotle Aristoxenus arteries atmosphere atoms attraction birds blood body bones brain called capable carbonic acid chiefly chyle cloth lettered colours common consequence consists constitutes cotyledon curious cuticle Cuvier degree denominated digestive distinct doctrine earth Edition elementary Empedocles Epicurus equally existence external fact fibres fishes fluid formation gastric juice gneiss gravitation heart heat hence infinite divisibility insects instances integument irritability kind lacteals Lect lecture less lime living Lucretius lungs manner mass material matter means membrane mineral minute motion muscles muscular nature organs origin oxyde oxygene particles peculiar perfect perhaps perpetually petrifactions phænomena Phil philosophers plants Plato possess present principle produced properties proportion putrefaction Pythagoras quadrupeds rocks secernent secreted sense skin solid species stomach substance supposed surface theory thing traced Trans tribes vapour variety various veins vessels whence whole worms zoophytes Ζεὺς
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Page 40 - From Harmony, from heavenly Harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man.
Page 185 - THESE, as they change, ALMIGHTY FATHER, these Are but the varied God. The rolling year Is full of THEE. Forth in the pleasing Spring THY beauty walks, THY tenderness and love. Wide flush the fields ; the softening air is balm ; Echo the mountains round ; the forest smiles ; And every sense, and every heart is joy. Then comes THY glory in the Summer months, With light and heat refulgent. Then THY sun...
Page 20 - Men suffer all their life long under the foolish superstition that they can be cheated. But it is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself, as for a thing to be and not to be at the same time.
Page 18 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.
Page 60 - While the Particles continue entire, they may compose Bodies of one and the same Nature and Texture in all Ages : But should they wear away, or break in pieces, the Nature of Things depending on them would be changed.