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... ? Nor wished for wings to flee away , And mix with their eternal ray ? " The thoughtful observer of the fixed stars is struck with their immense and almost immea- surable distance . We all know that every visible object WHAT IS MAN ? 11.
... ? Nor wished for wings to flee away , And mix with their eternal ray ? " The thoughtful observer of the fixed stars is struck with their immense and almost immea- surable distance . We all know that every visible object WHAT IS MAN ? 11.
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... distance . " When we speak of hundreds of millions of miles it is not to be listened to as incredible , " for we are talking of those rolling masses of flame , which are scattered over the immensity of space , and that space has no ...
... distance . " When we speak of hundreds of millions of miles it is not to be listened to as incredible , " for we are talking of those rolling masses of flame , which are scattered over the immensity of space , and that space has no ...
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... distance , that in this journey of a century you have only left half - a- score behind you . " How astounding ! What ponderous masses of matter ! What gigantic globes of light ! And yet the Psalmist says they are " the work of God's ...
... distance , that in this journey of a century you have only left half - a- score behind you . " How astounding ! What ponderous masses of matter ! What gigantic globes of light ! And yet the Psalmist says they are " the work of God's ...
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... Distance and time are his spoil-- Fetter'd as Caliban slaves ! * The rapidity with which change follows change is astounding ; we live in a whirlwind of excite- ment ; new wonders are flashing upon us almost every day . Already " a ...
... Distance and time are his spoil-- Fetter'd as Caliban slaves ! * The rapidity with which change follows change is astounding ; we live in a whirlwind of excite- ment ; new wonders are flashing upon us almost every day . Already " a ...
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... distance , the far off mountains , robed in a faint bluish mist , loomed like gigantic shadows ; while immediately sur- rounding us , were wooded hills and green fields , with here and there a slight crop of corn that had recently ...
... distance , the far off mountains , robed in a faint bluish mist , loomed like gigantic shadows ; while immediately sur- rounding us , were wooded hills and green fields , with here and there a slight crop of corn that had recently ...
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Man, the noblest work of God. A discourse [on Ps. viii. 3, 4]. Also, Notes ... Thomas GREENBURY Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1858 |
Man the noblest work of God, a discourse. Also, Notes of a visit to the North Thomas Greenbury Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1860 |
Man, the Noblest Work of God. A Discourse. Also, Notes of a Visit to the North Thomas Greenbury Ingen förhandsgranskning - 2017 |
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Sida 24 - Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness; covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity, whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful...
Sida 25 - As it is written, there is NONE righteous, NO, NOT ONE; there is NONE that understandeth ; there is NONE that seeketh after God ; they are ALL gone out of the way ; they are TOGETHER become unprofitable ; there is NONE that doeth good, NO, NOT ONE.
Sida 62 - I hate that drum's discordant sound, Parading round, and round, and round: To me it talks of ravaged plains, And burning towns, and ruined swains, And mangled limbs, and dying groans, And widows' tears, and orphans' moans; And all that Misery's hand bestows.
Sida 80 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And while the bubbling and loud-hissing urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cups, That cheer but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Sida 35 - The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the war of elements, The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.
Sida 64 - ... name this gentleman without remarking that his labours and writings have done much to open the eyes and hearts of mankind. He has visited all Europe — not to survey the sumptuousness of palaces or the stateliness of temples, not to make accurate measurements of the remains of ancient grandeur, nor to form a scale of the curiosity of modern art, not to collect medals or...
Sida 39 - Annual for me the grape, the rose renew, The juice nectareous and the balmy dew ; For me the mine a thousand treasures brings ; For me health gushes from a thousand springs ; Seas roll to waft me, suns to light me rise ; My footstool earth, my canopy the skies.
Sida 23 - Go, wondrous creature! mount where Science guides, Go, measure earth, weigh air, and state the tides; Instruct the planets in what orbs to run, Correct old Time, and regulate the sun; Go, soar with Plato to th...
Sida 7 - What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet...
Sida 69 - We should as soon expect the people of Woolwich to suffer themselves to be fired off upon one of Congreve's ricochet rockets, as trust themselves to the mercy of such a machine going at such a rate.