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, Volume 3Albion Press: printed for James Cundee, 1808 - 288 pagine |
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Pagina 20
... perhaps , that they are not distinguished either by elegance of person or elevation of rank , The carnation , on the other hand , combines both beauty and fragrance , and is indisputably the Inost perfect of flowers . It rivals the ...
... perhaps , that they are not distinguished either by elegance of person or elevation of rank , The carnation , on the other hand , combines both beauty and fragrance , and is indisputably the Inost perfect of flowers . It rivals the ...
Pagina 28
... perhaps many other qualities which we have not yet discovered , are calculated to convince us of the wisdom of that Being , who is their Creator as well as ours . For , my brethren , of all the works which God hath made , there is none ...
... perhaps many other qualities which we have not yet discovered , are calculated to convince us of the wisdom of that Being , who is their Creator as well as ours . For , my brethren , of all the works which God hath made , there is none ...
Pagina 29
... pouch , filled with ants , upon a tree , the foot of which has been besmeared with wet clay or soft pitch . A hole is made in Of hail . may , perhaps , appear paradoxical that D 3 JULY 10. ] THE WORKS OF GOD . 29 Of hail ...
... pouch , filled with ants , upon a tree , the foot of which has been besmeared with wet clay or soft pitch . A hole is made in Of hail . may , perhaps , appear paradoxical that D 3 JULY 10. ] THE WORKS OF GOD . 29 Of hail ...
Pagina 30
... perhaps conceive that the cold of these descending drops ought to be diminished in proportion as they approach nearer to our warmer atmosphere ; but in winter , when you the pouch to permit the insects to escape , when , unable to pass ...
... perhaps conceive that the cold of these descending drops ought to be diminished in proportion as they approach nearer to our warmer atmosphere ; but in winter , when you the pouch to permit the insects to escape , when , unable to pass ...
Pagina 33
... perhaps more than on any other . The greater part of mankind are accustomed from infancy to pronounce the words thunder and Utility of thunder - storms . lightning with fear and JULY 11. ] THE WORKS OF GOD . 33 JULY 11. ...
... perhaps more than on any other . The greater part of mankind are accustomed from infancy to pronounce the words thunder and Utility of thunder - storms . lightning with fear and JULY 11. ] THE WORKS OF GOD . 33 JULY 11. ...
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Pagina 21 - For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away : but the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
Pagina 286 - Ye insects flutt'ring on the gale, In mutual concourse rise ; Crop the gay rose's vermeil bloom, And waft its spoils, a sweet perfume, In incense to the skies.
Pagina 91 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Pagina 278 - This art affords one of the most certain and irrefragable proofs of the amazing powers of the human understanding. This cannot be made more evident, than when, taking a retrospective view of the tottering, inartificial craft, to which navigation owes its origin, we compare it with a noble and...
Pagina 286 - Let every element rejoice : Ye thunders, burst with awful voice To him who bids you roll : His praise in softer notes declare, Each whisp'ring breeze of yielding air, And breathe it to the soul.
Pagina 287 - The gen'ral burst of joy* Ye whom the charms of grandeur please, Nurs'd on the downy lap of ease, Fall prostrate at his throne : Ye princes, rulers, all adore ; Praise him, ye kings, who makes your pow'r. An image of his own. Ye fair, by nature form'd to move, O praise th...
Pagina 141 - Whether ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Pagina 103 - GOD. BLESS the Lord, O my soul : and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits : Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who healeth all thy diseases ; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Pagina 94 - Some observing men have of late attributed this very perplexing effect to the farina of the flowers of the barberry, which is in truth yellow, and resembles in some degree the appearance of the rust, or what is presumed to be the Blight in its early state.
Pagina 67 - It commonly begins by a cloud, which appears very small, and which mariners call the squall ; which augments in a little time into an enormous cloud of a cylindrical form, or that of a reversed cone, and produces a noise like an agitated sea, — sometimes emitting thunder and lightning, and also...