An essay on the philosophy, study, and use of natural historyWhite, Cochrane, and Company, 1813 - 236 pages |
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Page xxvi
... destruction with the groans of suffering millions ! Amongst the ancients , a few great examples still live in the records of history ; and , however superior the moderns may be in regard to the comforts of private life , and in the ...
... destruction with the groans of suffering millions ! Amongst the ancients , a few great examples still live in the records of history ; and , however superior the moderns may be in regard to the comforts of private life , and in the ...
Page 27
... destruction of all animal and vegetable life , which would be the imme- diate and inevitable consequence , the water would lose its present form , and assume that of an elastic vapour like air ; the solid NATURAL HISTORY . 27.
... destruction of all animal and vegetable life , which would be the imme- diate and inevitable consequence , the water would lose its present form , and assume that of an elastic vapour like air ; the solid NATURAL HISTORY . 27.
Page 94
... destruction of all material bodies , the soul , or principle , that animates them , continues to live , and to act , though in another form . It is far from my desire to introduce any subjects irrelevant to the professed object of this ...
... destruction of all material bodies , the soul , or principle , that animates them , continues to live , and to act , though in another form . It is far from my desire to introduce any subjects irrelevant to the professed object of this ...
Page 118
... destruction , " a pung as great as when a giant dies . " My friend being employed one day in the pursuit of insects , caught a large , yellow , dragon - fly * , and had actually fastened it down in his insect - box , by thrusting a pin ...
... destruction , " a pung as great as when a giant dies . " My friend being employed one day in the pursuit of insects , caught a large , yellow , dragon - fly * , and had actually fastened it down in his insect - box , by thrusting a pin ...
Page 124
... destruction of any animal whatever ; and they cannot be too forcibly impressed , or too deeply felt . One of these reasons is founded on the duty we owe to that OMNIPOTENT and MERCIFUL BEING from whom we have re- ceived existence , and ...
... destruction of any animal whatever ; and they cannot be too forcibly impressed , or too deeply felt . One of these reasons is founded on the duty we owe to that OMNIPOTENT and MERCIFUL BEING from whom we have re- ceived existence , and ...
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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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