Sturm's Reflections on the works of God (from the Germ.). |
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... regard to natural Events 177 The inexhaustible Riches of Nature 178 Petrifactions 180 The Operations of Nature are gradual · 182 Fall of Leaves 184 Wine Different Species of Earths · • Migration of Birds Variety of Trees Temperature in ...
... regard to natural Events 177 The inexhaustible Riches of Nature 178 Petrifactions 180 The Operations of Nature are gradual · 182 Fall of Leaves 184 Wine Different Species of Earths · • Migration of Birds Variety of Trees Temperature in ...
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... regard these gifts of Nature with joy and gra- titude , and thank our heavenly Father for the abundance of his bounty , in thus contributing to our pleasure and well- being , by making the remotest regions of the earth tribu- tary to ...
... regard these gifts of Nature with joy and gra- titude , and thank our heavenly Father for the abundance of his bounty , in thus contributing to our pleasure and well- being , by making the remotest regions of the earth tribu- tary to ...
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... regard to eternity . Let us for a moment imagine , that one of these flies had preserved its life for twelve hours , and had thus arrived at the most advanced age , compared with If this its companions , most of which had died 42 ...
... regard to eternity . Let us for a moment imagine , that one of these flies had preserved its life for twelve hours , and had thus arrived at the most advanced age , compared with If this its companions , most of which had died 42 ...
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... regard to the animals and plants which they produce . In certain countries of the globe there is but one season ; the summer continuing with . out cessation , and every day being as warm as STURM'S REFLECTIONS . 43 Diversity of Zones.
... regard to the animals and plants which they produce . In certain countries of the globe there is but one season ; the summer continuing with . out cessation , and every day being as warm as STURM'S REFLECTIONS . 43 Diversity of Zones.
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... regard those innumerable multitudes of small insects which fill the air , the vegetables , and the dust . How many insects do we trample upon ! How many cater- pillars do we destroy ! And how many flies buzz around us without exciting ...
... regard those innumerable multitudes of small insects which fill the air , the vegetables , and the dust . How many insects do we trample upon ! How many cater- pillars do we destroy ! And how many flies buzz around us without exciting ...
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Página 249 - It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.
Página 227 - Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Página 227 - O Lord, how manifold are, thy works ! In wisdom hast thou made them all : The earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
Página 215 - We no longer see the trees rich in blossom, nor the spring gay with verdure : the magnificence of summer, displayed in a thousand variations of colours, whose richness is relieved by the beautiful green of the meadows and waving groves, is no more ; the purple hue of the vine has faded, and the gilded ears no longer ornament the fields. The last leaves of the trees are falling; the pines, the elms, and the oaks, bend beneath the blasts of the fierce north wind ; and the fields which have lavished...
Página 21 - For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: but the word of the Lord endureth forever.
Página 15 - Hence proceed the different colours of the rainbow : they are seven in number, and appear in the following order; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. These colours appear the more vivid as the cloud-s which are behind are darker, and the drops of rain fall closer. The drops...
Página 202 - These vessels gradually enlarge in size till they form very large tubes, which return the blood back to the right ventricle of the heart. The blood is then propelled into the pulmonary artery, which disperses it through the lungs by innumerable small branches. It is there exposed to the action of the air, is afterward received by the pulmonary veins, and by them is conveyed to the left auricle of the heart.
Página 184 - When, therefore, at the time that the branches still daily grow, the stalks of the leaves do not increase, their fibres must necessarily be detached from the . fibres of the branches, and consequently the leaves will then fall. But we must not, suppose that these fallen leaves are entirely lost, and no longer useful : both reason and experience inform us to the contrary. Nothing perishes, nothing is useless in the world, consequently the leaves which fall from trees and plants...