A philosophical dictionary, from the Fr. [by J.G. Gurton].1824 |
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... animals that dig or erect their habitations , prepare their food in them , take care of their little ones in their dwellings , and have , besides , the good fortune , which we have not , of being born ready - clothed . Article ANTIQUITY ...
... animals that dig or erect their habitations , prepare their food in them , take care of their little ones in their dwellings , and have , besides , the good fortune , which we have not , of being born ready - clothed . Article ANTIQUITY ...
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... animals the most faithful ; it is the best possible friend of man . It appears that there are several species ... animal of the spaniel race . It is very likely that each race was always what it now is , with the exception of the mixture ...
... animals the most faithful ; it is the best possible friend of man . It appears that there are several species ... animal of the spaniel race . It is very likely that each race was always what it now is , with the exception of the mixture ...
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... animal is famed for treachery , and , when we are angry , we call people dogs ! The Turks , when not even angry , speak with horror and contempt of the christian dogs . The English populace , when they see a man who , by his manner or ...
... animal is famed for treachery , and , when we are angry , we call people dogs ! The Turks , when not even angry , speak with horror and contempt of the christian dogs . The English populace , when they see a man who , by his manner or ...
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... animal supplies metaphor to aid the imagi- nation in its ideas of the deity , —the wings of the bird , the speed of the horse , and the strength of the lion . It is evident , from these verses of Xenophanes , that it is by no means a ...
... animal supplies metaphor to aid the imagi- nation in its ideas of the deity , —the wings of the bird , the speed of the horse , and the strength of the lion . It is evident , from these verses of Xenophanes , that it is by no means a ...
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... animals resembling a man , having four faces and four wings with feet resembling those of calves , and a wheel which was upon the earth , and which had four parts , the four parts of the wheel going at the same time , & c . He goes on ...
... animals resembling a man , having four faces and four wings with feet resembling those of calves , and a wheel which was upon the earth , and which had four parts , the four parts of the wheel going at the same time , & c . He goes on ...
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admit adore Æsop afterwards ancient animals antiquity appear astonishing beautiful believe bishop Cæsar CALCHAS called christian church Cicero court crimes Descartes dispute divine DONDINDAC earth Egypt Egyptians elegant eloquence emblem emperor Epictetus Epicurus eternal existence expression eyes fables faith fanaticism fanatics father favour figure final causes France Franks French Gauls genii genius Gerar give glory gods gospel grace Greek heaven Herodotus Hesiod holy honour human hundred idea imagination jansenists jesuit Jesus Christ Jews Julius Cæsar Jupiter king labour language laws liberty LOGOMACHOS Lord Louis XIV Lucretius manner matter mind nation nature necessary never opinion Ovid passage person philosophers Plato poet pope possess present pretended priest prince reason received religion ridiculous Romans Rome Scythian sense serpent signifies soul sovereign speak species Tertullian thee things thou tion truth verses virtue Visigoths Voltaire word
Popular passages
Page 133 - Viselli : 105 est modus in rebus, sunt certi denique fines, quos ultra citraque nequit consistere rectum.
Page 146 - Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou and reign over us. And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
Page 52 - But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
Page 90 - And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars ; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
Page 48 - And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day...
Page 74 - In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity, the word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar ; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
Page 294 - And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men builded.
Page 52 - And there arose a great cry : and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man : but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
Page 312 - ... that the square of the hypothenuse is equal to the squares of the sides.
Page 71 - My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him.