On the Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge: Or, An Illustration of the Advantages which Would Result from a More General Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information Among All RanksHarper, 1833 - 442 páginas |
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... earth seemed little else than one great field of battle ; and its inhabitants , instead of culti- vating the peaceful arts and sciences , and walking hand in hand to a blessed immortality , assumed the character of de- mons , and gave ...
... earth seemed little else than one great field of battle ; and its inhabitants , instead of culti- vating the peaceful arts and sciences , and walking hand in hand to a blessed immortality , assumed the character of de- mons , and gave ...
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... earth . Striking , however , as the contrast is , between the state of knowledge in the present and in former ages , much still remains to be accomplished , till the great body of mankind be stimulated to the prosecution of intellectual ...
... earth . Striking , however , as the contrast is , between the state of knowledge in the present and in former ages , much still remains to be accomplished , till the great body of mankind be stimulated to the prosecution of intellectual ...
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... earth , have been arrayed with imaginary terrors . In the early ages of the world , a total eclipse of the sun or of the moon was re- garded with the utmost consternation , as if some dismal catastrophe had been about to befall the ...
... earth , have been arrayed with imaginary terrors . In the early ages of the world , a total eclipse of the sun or of the moon was re- garded with the utmost consternation , as if some dismal catastrophe had been about to befall the ...
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... of physical influence on the earth , by virtue of their attractive power , but that influence can never affect the * See Appendix , No. II . + Ibid . operation of moral causes , or the qualities of the ABSURDITY OF ASTROLOGY . 31.
... of physical influence on the earth , by virtue of their attractive power , but that influence can never affect the * See Appendix , No. II . + Ibid . operation of moral causes , or the qualities of the ABSURDITY OF ASTROLOGY . 31.
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... earth , in different positions in its orbit , would have an influence in producing fools and ma- niacs in the planet Jupiter , or in exciting wars and insur- rections among the inhabitants of Saturn , as to suppose , with Mr. Varley ...
... earth , in different positions in its orbit , would have an influence in producing fools and ma- niacs in the planet Jupiter , or in exciting wars and insur- rections among the inhabitants of Saturn , as to suppose , with Mr. Varley ...
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Página 277 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Página 275 - For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
Página 276 - The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens : and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Página 308 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Página 333 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave them rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.
Página 277 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance...
Página 261 - There, said they, is mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, the innumerable company of Angels, and the Spirits of just men made perfect.
Página 281 - But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them -who despitefully use you, and persecute you : that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Página 276 - Lo, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him?
Página 308 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! How great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.