Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons: Illustrating the Perfections of God in the Phenomena of the Year, Volume 3Harper & brothers, 1847 |
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... circumstances besides warmth , which constitute summer weather . The mechanism of the atmosphere is very complicated , and the adjustments which it requires are exceedingly nice , and , considering merely the nature of the powers ...
... circumstances besides warmth , which constitute summer weather . The mechanism of the atmosphere is very complicated , and the adjustments which it requires are exceedingly nice , and , considering merely the nature of the powers ...
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... circumstance is not compensated for by the heat of the weather . Vege- table nature puts on a sombre hue , corresponding with the aspect of the atmosphere . All nature seems to droop . The flowers become pale , and hang their heads ...
... circumstance is not compensated for by the heat of the weather . Vege- table nature puts on a sombre hue , corresponding with the aspect of the atmosphere . All nature seems to droop . The flowers become pale , and hang their heads ...
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... circumstances ; for plants possess the property of acclimation , as it is called , only within a very narrow range . Change the arrange- ment with what caution you may , and the experiment will not succeed . Convey the tropical ...
... circumstances ; for plants possess the property of acclimation , as it is called , only within a very narrow range . Change the arrange- ment with what caution you may , and the experiment will not succeed . Convey the tropical ...
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... circumstances thunder is produced ; but it is only when the interchange is with the ground , that there is danger of fatal consequences to organized existences . There is another form which the electric matter frequently assumes in the ...
... circumstances thunder is produced ; but it is only when the interchange is with the ground , that there is danger of fatal consequences to organized existences . There is another form which the electric matter frequently assumes in the ...
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... circumstances where the temperature and moisture are so balanced , that the evaporating process is on the point of commencing , or rather has actually begun ; and the situation where this condition occurs , is generally found to be ...
... circumstances where the temperature and moisture are so balanced , that the evaporating process is on the point of commencing , or rather has actually begun ; and the situation where this condition occurs , is generally found to be ...
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Page 298 - Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper ? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted ; neither turneth he back from the sword.
Page 311 - Seeing then, that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought we to be in all holy conversation and godliness...
Page 281 - Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock. And I went out after him, and smote him and delivered it out of his mouth ; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear ; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
Page 50 - Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...
Page 41 - The path of the just is as the shining light which shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Page 310 - The first man is of the earth, earthy : the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy : and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Page 198 - I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain My form with indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Page 12 - I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.