An essay on the philosophy, study, and use of natural historyWhite, Cochrane, and Company, 1813 - 236 pages |
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... designs of the GREAT FIRST CAUSE , that have lately opened upon my studies ; and which , I believe , are capable of an extraordinary and interesting developement . Receive it also as a small tribute of my love and respect for the ...
... designs of the GREAT FIRST CAUSE , that have lately opened upon my studies ; and which , I believe , are capable of an extraordinary and interesting developement . Receive it also as a small tribute of my love and respect for the ...
Page xvi
... design of which has been abandoned through necessity , rather than inclination . That which is at present in the state of most forwardness , is entitled " Memoirs and Illustrations of British Zoology , " containing the result of ...
... design of which has been abandoned through necessity , rather than inclination . That which is at present in the state of most forwardness , is entitled " Memoirs and Illustrations of British Zoology , " containing the result of ...
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... designs , and of His works , to the end that we might more pro- perly appreciate the various objects , both animated and inanimated , by which we are surrounded ; and to regulate our duties and our pleasures by that knowledge ; he would ...
... designs , and of His works , to the end that we might more pro- perly appreciate the various objects , both animated and inanimated , by which we are surrounded ; and to regulate our duties and our pleasures by that knowledge ; he would ...
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... design , qualities , and use , he seeks to comprehend ; that his own mind , at every step , may be enlarged , elevated , refined , and filled with the power of wisdom ; and that mankind , by his labours , and by his discoveries , may be ...
... design , qualities , and use , he seeks to comprehend ; that his own mind , at every step , may be enlarged , elevated , refined , and filled with the power of wisdom ; and that mankind , by his labours , and by his discoveries , may be ...
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... design , all that is excellent in contrivance , all that is admirable in arrangement , and all that is beautiful or interesting in united simplicity and gran- deur , in the widely extended scenes around them , is for ever hid from their ...
... design , all that is excellent in contrivance , all that is admirable in arrangement , and all that is beautiful or interesting in united simplicity and gran- deur , in the widely extended scenes around them , is for ever hid from their ...
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An Essay on the Philosophy, Study and Use of Natural History Charles Fothergill No preview available - 2009 |
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