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Judges and Princes of Israel rode on mules and asses . No men- tion is made of the nobler species as among the gifts which Pha- roah bestowed on Abraham ; and it seems to be noticed for the first time as received from the Egyptians by ...
Judges and Princes of Israel rode on mules and asses . No men- tion is made of the nobler species as among the gifts which Pha- roah bestowed on Abraham ; and it seems to be noticed for the first time as received from the Egyptians by ...
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... tion have been met , that have induced the practice and perfec- tion of so many wonderful devices . We shall not , in these peaceful pages , insist on praising gun- powder , but Mr. Stark must surely entertain a high opinion of the art ...
... tion have been met , that have induced the practice and perfec- tion of so many wonderful devices . We shall not , in these peaceful pages , insist on praising gun- powder , but Mr. Stark must surely entertain a high opinion of the art ...
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... tion of nutrient matter , and may be supposed to be connected with the extraordinary patience under abstinence from food , which distinguishes this child of the desert . The fatty hump of the ox of warmer coun- tries may thus be ...
... tion of nutrient matter , and may be supposed to be connected with the extraordinary patience under abstinence from food , which distinguishes this child of the desert . The fatty hump of the ox of warmer coun- tries may thus be ...
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... tion , of course , well suited to his enormous powers of progression , but so thick - winded as to be heard puffing and blowing at a con- siderable distance . " He was of an indomitable temper , and his jockeys found it in vain to ...
... tion , of course , well suited to his enormous powers of progression , but so thick - winded as to be heard puffing and blowing at a con- siderable distance . " He was of an indomitable temper , and his jockeys found it in vain to ...
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... tion " nisi intellectus ipse , " expresses the distinctive peculiarity of Leibnitz . But how is the " intellectus " to be discriminated from the " quod prius in sensu ? " The discovery of a test of this dis- tinction , is an important ...
... tion " nisi intellectus ipse , " expresses the distinctive peculiarity of Leibnitz . But how is the " intellectus " to be discriminated from the " quod prius in sensu ? " The discovery of a test of this dis- tinction , is an important ...
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Page 32 - Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 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 81 - Hear us (O merciful Father) we beseech Thee ; and with Thy Holy Spirit and word vouchsafe to bless and sanctify these Thy gifts, and creatures of bread and wine, that they may be unto us the body and blood of Thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ.
Page 446 - Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Page 81 - And we most humbly beseech Thee, O merciful FATHER, to hear us, and of Thy Almighty goodness, vouchsafe to ' bless and sanctify, with Thy Word and Holy Spirit, these Thy gifts and creatures of bread and wine...
Page 129 - I defer to speak at this time and understood at the last not only that there was no room in my lord of London's palace to translate the new testament, but also that there was no place to do it in all England, as experience doth now openly declare.
Page 82 - Gospel command us to continue a perpetual memory of that his precious death until his coming again; hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly beseech thee, and grant that we, receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in remembrance of his death and passion, may be partakers of his most blessed Body and Blood...
Page 423 - The increase and expansion of the Christian creed and ritual, and the variations which have attended the process in the case of individual writers and churches, are the necessary attendants on any philosophy or polity which takes possession of the intellect and heart, and has had any wide or extended dominion. From the nature of the human mind, time is necessary for the full comprehension and perfection of great ideas.
Page 1 - Islands: Comprehending the Natural and Economical History of Species and Varieties ; the Description of the Properties of external Form ; and Observations on the Principles and Practice of Breeding. By D. Low, Esq., FRSE With Wood Engravings. 8vo. price 25s. Low.— Elements of Practical Agriculture ; comprehending the Cultivation of Plants, the Husbandry of the Domestic Animals, and the Economy of the Farm.
Page 334 - England, Wade says, and I believe, is for the first comer; and if you can tell whether the 6000 Dutch and the ten battalions of English, or 5000 French or Spaniards, will be here first, you know our fate.
Page 9 - And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.