The Progress of Creation, Considered with Reference to the Present Condition of the Earth1837 |
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... wonderfully the most inhos- pitable regions are rendered habitable by the location of some peculiar species . Remarkable phenomena on the surface of the earth have been also pointed out ; and in so doing I must confess my obligations to ...
... wonderfully the most inhos- pitable regions are rendered habitable by the location of some peculiar species . Remarkable phenomena on the surface of the earth have been also pointed out ; and in so doing I must confess my obligations to ...
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... wonderful events are now recorded by the Sacred Historian ; the formation of a basin into which the waters might be gathered from off the surface of the earth , and the consequent appearance of dry land . We read also that.
... wonderful events are now recorded by the Sacred Historian ; the formation of a basin into which the waters might be gathered from off the surface of the earth , and the consequent appearance of dry land . We read also that.
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... wonderfully do these vegetable forms show forth the goodness of that Almighty Being , who commanded that the earth should bring forth grass , the herb yielding seed , and the fruit - tree yielding fruit after its kind , whose seed is in ...
... wonderfully do these vegetable forms show forth the goodness of that Almighty Being , who commanded that the earth should bring forth grass , the herb yielding seed , and the fruit - tree yielding fruit after its kind , whose seed is in ...
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... wonderful adaptation of one part to another ; of one vegetable to the animals that surround it , is more clearly evinced than in this unassuming plant . Now if the leaves were broad like those of the com- mon chesnut , or the coltsfoot ...
... wonderful adaptation of one part to another ; of one vegetable to the animals that surround it , is more clearly evinced than in this unassuming plant . Now if the leaves were broad like those of the com- mon chesnut , or the coltsfoot ...
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... wonderful is the Raining - tree of the Canaries , which affords a regular supply of water to an island which is destitute of so great a blessing . A mist arises every morning from the sea , which rests on the thick leaves , and widely ...
... wonderful is the Raining - tree of the Canaries , which affords a regular supply of water to an island which is destitute of so great a blessing . A mist arises every morning from the sea , which rests on the thick leaves , and widely ...
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The Progress of Creation, Considered with Reference to the Present Condition ... Mary Roberts Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1837 |
The Progress of Creation, Considered With Reference to the Present Condition ... Mary Roberts Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2020 |
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