Reflections for Every Day in the Year on the Works of God, and of His Providence Throughout All Nature, Volumen2D. Shaw and Company, 1800 |
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... soon as we open our eyes , makes us consider this operation as a thing extremely simple and easy to comprehend . We are , however , far from being able to explain the manner in which we see objects . Indeed , we know how the image forms ...
... soon as we open our eyes , makes us consider this operation as a thing extremely simple and easy to comprehend . We are , however , far from being able to explain the manner in which we see objects . Indeed , we know how the image forms ...
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... soon unfold themselves . The plant is , at first , almost gelatinous , but it gradually acquires more consistence , and is always increasing . This abridgement of the history of the shoot- ing of plants , is sufficient to shew us , how ...
... soon unfold themselves . The plant is , at first , almost gelatinous , but it gradually acquires more consistence , and is always increasing . This abridgement of the history of the shoot- ing of plants , is sufficient to shew us , how ...
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... soon the penetrating rays of the sun will open the buds of the flowers , and will deliver them from their silken bonds , that they may blow magnificently in our sight . What delightful perfumes will they exhale ! Thus , also , may the ...
... soon the penetrating rays of the sun will open the buds of the flowers , and will deliver them from their silken bonds , that they may blow magnificently in our sight . What delightful perfumes will they exhale ! Thus , also , may the ...
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... soon be realised . When you consider these buds , say to yourselves , I resemble that bud , my parents and masters expect from me the un- folding of my talents and faculties ; they do every thing for me ; they neglect nothing for my in ...
... soon be realised . When you consider these buds , say to yourselves , I resemble that bud , my parents and masters expect from me the un- folding of my talents and faculties ; they do every thing for me ; they neglect nothing for my in ...
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... soon as winter is over , even when it might still be feared , that the cold would hurt them , and benumb their delicate limbs . When the juices of the flowers which begin to blow have not yet been sufficiently digested by the sun , so ...
... soon as winter is over , even when it might still be feared , that the cold would hurt them , and benumb their delicate limbs . When the juices of the flowers which begin to blow have not yet been sufficiently digested by the sun , so ...
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admiration adore animals appear AUGUST beauty bees behold beneficent bird of prey bird-lime birds blessings blossoms body butterfly caterpillars cause charms chyle colours corn countries Crea Creator discover Divine earth eggs eyes fall fields fish flowers fruit give globe grain grass ground grow happiness havock heart heat hurtful immense infinite inhabitants innu insects juices JUNE leaves less light lively colours living creatures Lord mankind means millions moon motion multitude nature nerals ness night objects observe oviparous perfect perfume plants pleasing pleasures preserve prey prodigious produce quadrupeds quire racter rain rays reason reflect rience riety rise seed senses serve shews sight sometimes soon sort soul species spring stalk stars storms summer tains thee thing thou thousand thunder tion trees tulip ture variety vegetable kingdom viviparous whole wings wisdom wonderful worm
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Página 30 - The eyes of all wait upon thee ; And thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Página 69 - O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out ! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor...
Página 171 - 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.
Página 69 - For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who hath been his counsellor? or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again ? For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things : to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Página 43 - Man that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one.
Página 48 - I Will magnify thee, O God, my King ; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee, and praise thy name for ever and ever.
Página 99 - But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee ; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee...
Página 23 - ... and hind part of the head. Towards the end of the fourth day, the two auricles, already visible, draw nearer to the heart than they did before.
Página 279 - In the morning it is green and groweth up, but in the evening it is cut down, dried up, and withered.
Página 23 - ... it evidently moves itself. — The feathers begin to shoot out towards the 240th hour, and the skull becomes gristly. At the 264th the eyes appear. At the 288th, the ribs are perfect. At the 331st, the spleen draws near to the stomach, and the lungs to the chest.