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... in a measure ; and weighed the mountains in scales , and the hills in a balance
; before whose face the earth and the heavens flee away , and in whose
presence the highest seraphim in heaven veil their faces with their wings , ( Gen.
i . 16.
... in a measure ; and weighed the mountains in scales , and the hills in a balance
; before whose face the earth and the heavens flee away , and in whose
presence the highest seraphim in heaven veil their faces with their wings , ( Gen.
i . 16.
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But , blessed be the Lord , though , in consequence of the fall , he said man
should eat bread in the sweat of his face , he did not say he should eat it in the
blood thereof , which doubtless would oft have been the case if this had been the
form ...
But , blessed be the Lord , though , in consequence of the fall , he said man
should eat bread in the sweat of his face , he did not say he should eat it in the
blood thereof , which doubtless would oft have been the case if this had been the
form ...
Page 36
By it we can find our way amidst the pathless ocean ; distinguish faces , however
much alike ; view the curiosities of machinery ; take up the stateliness , elegancy ,
and ornaments of architecture , and even canvass the celestial bodies ...
By it we can find our way amidst the pathless ocean ; distinguish faces , however
much alike ; view the curiosities of machinery ; take up the stateliness , elegancy ,
and ornaments of architecture , and even canvass the celestial bodies ...
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And though the hearing and smelling have their ports continually open , yet are
they not less secured , being stationed a good way back ; whereas , if these
intelligencers were posted entirely on the outside of the head or face , the
slightest ...
And though the hearing and smelling have their ports continually open , yet are
they not less secured , being stationed a good way back ; whereas , if these
intelligencers were posted entirely on the outside of the head or face , the
slightest ...
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He , to the apprehension of his enemies , finally set on the cross , when he
yielded up the ghost : while the sun in the firmament hid his face with a sable
covering , as ashamed to behold his Creator's sufferings ; and the vail of the
temple rent in ...
He , to the apprehension of his enemies , finally set on the cross , when he
yielded up the ghost : while the sun in the firmament hid his face with a sable
covering , as ashamed to behold his Creator's sufferings ; and the vail of the
temple rent in ...
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| Title | A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
| Author | James Fisher |
| Publisher | author, 1806 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 338 pages |
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