The Wonders of the World, in Nature, Art, and Mind ...R. Sears, 1856 |
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... tion , made after the image of God , is him- self one of the greatest . Linnæus placed man in the order of quad- rumana , or four - handed , in fellowship with the monkey tribe , and even considered the genus homo as consisting of two ...
... tion , made after the image of God , is him- self one of the greatest . Linnæus placed man in the order of quad- rumana , or four - handed , in fellowship with the monkey tribe , and even considered the genus homo as consisting of two ...
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... tion strong , that those diversities of color which discriminate nations from each other , are mere varieties of a species , due to local causes , which , though they evade our scrutiny , certainly operate to an inferior extent , and ...
... tion strong , that those diversities of color which discriminate nations from each other , are mere varieties of a species , due to local causes , which , though they evade our scrutiny , certainly operate to an inferior extent , and ...
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... tion from its influence is adopted to preserve a fair and unfreckled skin . The larvæ of many insects deposited in dark situations are white , and acquire a brownish hue upon being confined under glasses that admit the influence of the ...
... tion from its influence is adopted to preserve a fair and unfreckled skin . The larvæ of many insects deposited in dark situations are white , and acquire a brownish hue upon being confined under glasses that admit the influence of the ...
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... tion of a people whom there was some reason to fear were beyond the im- mediate reach of any ameliorating process , however judiciously applied . The manner in which the change was effected shows how worthy the Hot- tentot people are to ...
... tion of a people whom there was some reason to fear were beyond the im- mediate reach of any ameliorating process , however judiciously applied . The manner in which the change was effected shows how worthy the Hot- tentot people are to ...
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... tion ; but the right of pasture is held in common by each kraal . Long- established principles and usage serve as a substitute for written law . The huts of the Kaffres resemble bee - hives in shape , and are usually from eighteen to ...
... tion ; but the right of pasture is held in common by each kraal . Long- established principles and usage serve as a substitute for written law . The huts of the Kaffres resemble bee - hives in shape , and are usually from eighteen to ...
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Стр. 183 - ... from half an inch to an inch and a half in diameter, and two or three feet in length...
Стр. 85 - 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.
Стр. 91 - And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron: and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Стр. 180 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
Стр. 426 - He who has sought renown about the world, and has reaped a full harvest of worldly favour, will find, after all, that there is no love, no admiration, no applause, so sweet to the soul as that which springs up in his native place.
Стр. 63 - Tis certain they have very fine natural voices; these were very agreeable. When the dance was over, four fair slaves came into the room with silver censers in their hands, and perfumed the air with amber, aloes-wood, and other scents. After this they served me coffee upon their knees in the finest japan china, with soucoups of silver, gilt. The lovely Fatima entertained me all this while in the most polite agreeable manner, calling me often Guzel sultanum, or the beautiful sultana...
Стр. 101 - One day, whilst lying down, a mocking-thrush alighted on the edge of a pitcher, made of the shell of a tortoise, which I held in my hand, and began very quietly to sip the water; it allowed me to lift it from the ground whilst seated on the vessel: I often tried, and very nearly succeeded, in catching these birds by their legs.
Стр. 412 - Nibelunge," such as it was written down at the end of the twelfth, or the beginning of the thirteenth century, is
Стр. 63 - ... four basins with a pleasing sound. The roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a. sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, sat the...