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... nature ; and few indeed have been the instances , in which men accustomed to the thousand nameless comforts of an European life , would feel themselves happy in the wilds and deserts of America . Of the style in which these travels are ...
... nature ; and few indeed have been the instances , in which men accustomed to the thousand nameless comforts of an European life , would feel themselves happy in the wilds and deserts of America . Of the style in which these travels are ...
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... nature ; but who is forbidden , on any account , to speak to him without there is absolute occasion . If a prisoner is at all refractory , or if the offence for which he is imprisoned is of a very atrocious nature , he is then confined ...
... nature ; but who is forbidden , on any account , to speak to him without there is absolute occasion . If a prisoner is at all refractory , or if the offence for which he is imprisoned is of a very atrocious nature , he is then confined ...
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... nature a man of a fierce and irritable disposition , but that , like Socrates , his judgment and great self - command have always made him appear a man of a different cast in the eyes of the world . He speaks with great diffidence , and ...
... nature a man of a fierce and irritable disposition , but that , like Socrates , his judgment and great self - command have always made him appear a man of a different cast in the eyes of the world . He speaks with great diffidence , and ...
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... natural arches and caverns , that mock all human magnificence , and strike the beholder with that awe and wonder , which must affect every one on viewing these amazing wrecks of nature .'- The weather is extremely variable , being much ...
... natural arches and caverns , that mock all human magnificence , and strike the beholder with that awe and wonder , which must affect every one on viewing these amazing wrecks of nature .'- The weather is extremely variable , being much ...
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... nature with the su- berique ; and he thinks that both are compounds , of car- bon and oxygen , differing from the carbonic acid only in the proportion of their constituent parts . He was led ( he says ) to form this opinion , as he was ...
... nature with the su- berique ; and he thinks that both are compounds , of car- bon and oxygen , differing from the carbonic acid only in the proportion of their constituent parts . He was led ( he says ) to form this opinion , as he was ...
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Page 271 - Binding his foal unto the vine, And his ass's colt unto the choice vine; He washed his garments in wine, And his clothes in the blood of grapes : His eyes shall be red with wine, And his teeth white with milk.
Page 87 - And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
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Page 160 - ... hereinafter expressed and declared of and concerning the same (that is to say...
Page 237 - But neither breath of morn, when she ascends With charm of earliest birds; nor rising sun On this delightful land; nor herb, fruit, flower, Glistering with dew; nor fragrance after showers; Nor grateful evening mild; nor silent night, With this her solemn bird, nor walk by moon, Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet But wherefore all night long shine these?
Page 87 - You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit that befits repentance, and do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
Page 411 - For though the arts which merely embellish life must claim admiration, yet, when a man of sense comes to marry, it is a companion whom he wants, and not an artist : it is not merely a creature who can paint, and play, and sing, and draw, and dress, and dance...
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Page 87 - I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire; whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
Page 302 - Twas PATIENCE ! Gentle goddess, hear ! Be ever to thy suppliant near, Nor let one murmur rise ; Since still some mighty joys are given, Dear to her soul, the gifts of Heaven, The sweet domestic ties.