The Testimony of the Rocks: Or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two Theologies, Natural and RevealedGould and Lincoln, 1857 - 502 páginas |
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... passed through my brain from front to back , and left a burn- ing sensation on the top of the brain just below the ... passing through the Exchange in Edinburgh , I was seized with such a giddiness that I staggered , and would , I think ...
... passed through my brain from front to back , and left a burn- ing sensation on the top of the brain just below the ... passing through the Exchange in Edinburgh , I was seized with such a giddiness that I staggered , and would , I think ...
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... passed through and through his brain . The pain was intense , and momentarily followed by confusion and giddiness , and the sense of being ' very drunk , ' - unable to stand or walk . He thought that a period of unconsciousness must ...
... passed through and through his brain . The pain was intense , and momentarily followed by confusion and giddiness , and the sense of being ' very drunk , ' - unable to stand or walk . He thought that a period of unconsciousness must ...
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... passed through a terrible torna- do , in which reason had been broken down ; but that it had made the great passage in safety , and stood looking back to us , in humble , grateful triumph , from the other side . • On looking round the ...
... passed through a terrible torna- do , in which reason had been broken down ; but that it had made the great passage in safety , and stood looking back to us , in humble , grateful triumph , from the other side . • On looking round the ...
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... passed over him ; and there did seem ground to expect from his pen , unrivalled among his contemporaries in its exquisite purity and calm power , many a deep thoughted article , and many a profoundly reasoned and richly illustrated ...
... passed over him ; and there did seem ground to expect from his pen , unrivalled among his contemporaries in its exquisite purity and calm power , many a deep thoughted article , and many a profoundly reasoned and richly illustrated ...
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... passing interest . In its columns he made public his geological observations and researches ; and most of his works originally appeared in the form of articles in that newspaper . It was in 1840 , the year at which the autobiographical ...
... passing interest . In its columns he made public his geological observations and researches ; and most of his works originally appeared in the form of articles in that newspaper . It was in 1840 , the year at which the autobiographical ...
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The Testimony of the Rocks: Or, Geology in Its Bearings on the Two ... Hugh Miller Vista completa - 1857 |
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Página 138 - Thou makest thine appeal to me: I bring to life, I bring to death: The spirit does but mean the breath: I know no more.
Página 37 - And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Página 268 - Adam the goodliest man of men since born His sons, the fairest of her daughters Eve.
Página 233 - These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens...
Página 262 - Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; When the morning stars sang together, and all the Sons of God shouted for joy?
Página 261 - The decrees of God are, his eternal purpose according to the counsel of his will, whereby, for his own glory, he hath fore-ordained whatsoever comes to pass.
Página 229 - Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written; Which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
Página 138 - Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies, Who built him fanes of fruitless prayer, Who trusted God was love indeed And love Creation's final law Tho...
Página 263 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth...
Página 139 - No more? A monster then, a dream, A discord. Dragons of the prime, That tare each other in their slime. Were mellow music match'd with him. O life as futile, then, as frail! O for thy voice to soothe and bless ! What hope of answer, or redress ? Behind the veil, behind the veil.