The Guardian, Volume 2J. Tonson, 1714 - 347 pages |
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Page 259
... Ants keep their Distance ? Here you may obferve one placed upon a little Eminence , and looking down on a long Row of Labourers . He is the richeft Infect on this fide the Hillock , he has a Walk of half a Yard in length and a quarter ...
... Ants keep their Distance ? Here you may obferve one placed upon a little Eminence , and looking down on a long Row of Labourers . He is the richeft Infect on this fide the Hillock , he has a Walk of half a Yard in length and a quarter ...
Page 268
... Ants , to be a lively Image of the Earth , Peopled by Human Creatures . This Sup- pofition will not appear too forced or ftrained to thofe who are acquainted with the Natural Hiftory of these lit- tle Infects , in order to which I fhall ...
... Ants , to be a lively Image of the Earth , Peopled by Human Creatures . This Sup- pofition will not appear too forced or ftrained to thofe who are acquainted with the Natural Hiftory of these lit- tle Infects , in order to which I fhall ...
Page 269
... Ants ; and therefore they had made - three Nefts there , without doubt for the fame Reason that Men build Cities in fruitful and convenient Places , near- Springs and Rivers . HAVING a mind to cultivate fome Flowers , I took a View of ...
... Ants ; and therefore they had made - three Nefts there , without doubt for the fame Reason that Men build Cities in fruitful and convenient Places , near- Springs and Rivers . HAVING a mind to cultivate fome Flowers , I took a View of ...
Page 270
... Ants Neft , about • half an Inch deep ; and then it goes down floping into a place where they have their Magazine , which I take to be a different Place from that where they Rest and Eat . For ' tis highly improbable that an Ant , which ...
... Ants Neft , about • half an Inch deep ; and then it goes down floping into a place where they have their Magazine , which I take to be a different Place from that where they Rest and Eat . For ' tis highly improbable that an Ant , which ...
Page 271
... Ants - Neft , and would fpoil its Sym- " metry . · WHEN Ants have brought out thofe Particles of Earth , they bring out their Corn after the fame man- ner , and place it round that Earth : Thus one may fee ⚫ two Heaps furrounding their ...
... Ants - Neft , and would fpoil its Sym- " metry . · WHEN Ants have brought out thofe Particles of Earth , they bring out their Corn after the fame man- ner , and place it round that Earth : Thus one may fee ⚫ two Heaps furrounding their ...
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Page 21 - The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, To set them among princes, And to make them inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, And he hath set the world upon them.
Page 25 - The first is, that it is not the being singular, but being singular for something, that argues either extraordinary endowments of nature, or benevolent intentions to mankind, which draws the admiration and esteem of the world.
Page 316 - She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Page 279 - ... better than they were before. After having been taken up for some time in this course of thought, I diverted myself with a book, according to my usual custom, in order to unbend my mind before I went to sleep. The book I made use of on this occasion was Lucian, where I amused my thoughts for about an hour among the dialogues of the dead, which, in all probability, produced the following dream...
Page 119 - What can the man fear, who takes care in all his actions to please a Being that is omnipotent? A Being who is able to crush all his adversaries...
Page 15 - 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 22 - The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.
Page 316 - Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Page 280 - I think you set out for this place in your nine and twentieth year, what have you been doing all this while ? I had a great deal of business on my hands, says she, being taken up the first twelve years of my life in dressing a jointed baby, and all the remaining part of it in reading plays and romances.