Nature of the material worldLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834 - Natural history |
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able action already animal appears atmosphere attraction becomes blood bodies bones called carbone cause combination common completely consequence considerable consists constitutes contain continued denominated direction distinct doctrine earth Edition effect equally eternal existence experiments extension fact fishes fluid force formation give given heart heat hence important insects instances kind known laws lecture less light living manner mass material matter means minute motion nature never observed occasionally operation organs origin oxygene particles perfect perhaps period perpetually philosophers plants portion possess present principle probably produced properties proportion proved reason received regarded remains respect result rocks seems separate solid sometimes space species stomach substance sufficiently supposed surface term theory thing thousand traced tree tribes universe variety various vegetable vessels weight whole
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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.