The Sacred History of the World: As Displayed in the Creation and Subsequent Events to the Deluge. Attempted to be Philosophically Considered, as a Series of Letters to a Son, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, Longman, 1835 |
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... action , that it is difficult to foresee into what state it will ultimately subside , it is gratifying to know that there are some who will not desert the true standards of right judg- ment and moral good - who can prefer the ancient ...
... action , that it is difficult to foresee into what state it will ultimately subside , it is gratifying to know that there are some who will not desert the true standards of right judg- ment and moral good - who can prefer the ancient ...
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... actions conformable to the will of heaven , and of not going contrary to it ; but , from ignorance and per- verting superstitions , they took the wrong paths , selected wrong objects , and made what was nonsense and accident their ...
... actions conformable to the will of heaven , and of not going contrary to it ; but , from ignorance and per- verting superstitions , they took the wrong paths , selected wrong objects , and made what was nonsense and accident their ...
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... actions , with all the brute animals that we know of ; and the more minutely we do so , the more we perceive his established and intended superiority . He is the monarch of the earth , although he is not its sole possessor ; and from ...
... actions , with all the brute animals that we know of ; and the more minutely we do so , the more we perceive his established and intended superiority . He is the monarch of the earth , although he is not its sole possessor ; and from ...
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... actions in all the successions of their several spe- cies , may be considered to indicate that no system at pres- ent ascertainable by us , has been pursued as to them , be- yond that of their subsistence while they live , and of their ...
... actions in all the successions of their several spe- cies , may be considered to indicate that no system at pres- ent ascertainable by us , has been pursued as to them , be- yond that of their subsistence while they live , and of their ...
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... action of intelligent mind in the for- mation of what presents it to our notice . ‡ * Yet as I contemplate the vast multitudes of animated beings in their various classes and graduated magnitudes , and especially the little world of ...
... action of intelligent mind in the for- mation of what presents it to our notice . ‡ * Yet as I contemplate the vast multitudes of animated beings in their various classes and graduated magnitudes , and especially the little world of ...
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Adam and Eve agencies ancient animals appear appointed Arabian Arabs arise attained beautiful become Bedouin birds body called cause Cecrops character Cicero civilized continued creation Creator cultivated Deity deluge descendants Deucalion diluvian divine earth Edom effect Egypt Egyptian Esau excite existence external fact father feelings female globe gneiss Grecian Greece habits happy Hesiod human nature human race ideas impressions improvement individual infer inhabitants intellectual intelligent Ishmael islands Jewish Josephus kind knowledge land laws living males mankind means ment mentions miles mind Mizraim moral mountains nations never ocean operation opinions ourselves peculiar perceive Phenicians Plato pleasure Plutarch population portion present principle produce quadrupeds reason regions remarks result rocks sacred history sensations sensibilities Socrates soil soul spirit square miles Strabo subsistence surface Syria things thou thought tion tribes truth universal vegetation vols
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Page 170 - LINES WRITTEN IN EARLY SPRING. I HEARD a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did nature link The human soul that through me ran ; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man. Through primrose tufts, in that sweet bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths ; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes.
Page 382 - And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
Page 216 - And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering : but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.
Page 173 - But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountain-light of all our day, Are yet a master-light of all our seeing; Uphold us, cherish, and have power to make Our noisy years seem moments in the being Of the eternal Silence...
Page 214 - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel...
Page 163 - For thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream : Then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, And be dandled upon her knees. As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you ; And ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
Page 354 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Page 172 - There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem Apparelled in celestial light, The glory and the freshness of a dream. It is not now as it hath been of yore; — Turn wheresoe'er I may, By night or day, The things which I have seen I now can see no more.
Page 171 - STAY near me — do not take thy flight! A little longer stay in sight! Much converse do I find in thee, Historian of my infancy! Float near me; do not yet depart! Dead times revive in thee: Thou bring'st, gay creature as thou art! A solemn image to my heart, My father's family! Oh! pleasant, pleasant were the days, The time, when in our childish plays, My sister Emmeline and I Together chased the butterfly!
Page 172 - The rainbow comes and goes, And lovely is the rose; The moon doth with delight Look round her when the heavens are bare; Waters on a starry night Are beautiful and fair; The sunshine is a glorious birth; But yet I know, where'er I go, That there hath passed away a glory from the earth.