Spirit Manifestations Examined and Explained: Judge Edmonds Refuted; Or, An Exposition of the Involuntary Powers and Instincts of the Human MindDe Witt & Davenport, 1854 - Всего страниц: 252 |
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Стр. 106 - Thus then to man the voice of nature spake — " Go, from the creatures thy instructions take : Learn from the birds what food the thickets yield; Learn from the beasts the physic of the field; Thy arts of building from the bee receive ; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.
Стр. 106 - Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave ; Learn of the little Nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale. Here too all forms of social union find, And hence let Reason, late, instruct mankind : Here subterranean works and cities see ; There towns aerial on the waving tree. Learn each small people's genius, policies, The ant's republic, and the realm of bees ; How those in common all their wealth bestow, And anarchy without confusion know ; And these for ever, though...
Стр. 63 - till we call, and then not often . near ; But -honest Instinct comes a volunteer, Sure never to o'er-shoot, but just to hit; While still too wide or short is human Wit...
Стр. 61 - Who taught the nations of the field and wood To shun their poison, and to choose their food ? Prescient, the tides or tempests to withstand, Build on the wave, or arch beneath the sand?
Стр. 219 - September, on Saturday, at four o'clock pm, arrived at Gottenburg from England, Mr. William Castel invited him to his house, together with a party of fifteen persons. About six o'clock, Swedenborg went out, and, after a short interval, returned to the company, quite pale and alarmed. He said that a dangerous fire had just broken out in Stockholm, at the Sudermalm (Gottenburg is about 50 milesf from Stockholm), and that it was spreading very fast.
Стр. 96 - And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye : for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
Стр. 63 - One in their nature, which are two in ours ; And reason raise o'er instinct as you can, In this 'tis God directs, in that 'tis man.
Стр. 225 - A dead silence prevailed during the whole narration, which I alone occasionally interrupted by inquiring whether I spoke the truth. The startled young man confirmed every particular, and even, what I had scarcely expected, the last mentioned. Touched by his candour, I shook hands with him over the table, and said no more. He asked my name, which I gave him, and we remained together talking till past midnight. He is probably still living...
Стр. 221 - Stockholm, but also, about two months ago, at Gottenburg, where he is acquainted with the most respectable houses, and where he could obtain the most authentic and complete information ; as the greatest part of the inhabitants, who are still alive, were witnesses to the memorable occurrence.
Стр. 233 - ' Yes ! who has not read that ! But answer as if I had never read it.' ' Well then, madame, during the siege, a man for seven days in succession, went round the ramparts of the city, in sight of the besiegers and besieged, crying unceasingly, with an ominous and thundering voice...