Earth, Sea and Sky, Or, the Hand of God in the Works of Nature, Band 1T. Nelson, 1859 - 416 Seiten |
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... Matter between Minerals and Living Beings - The Contrast between Inorganic and Organic Things in regard to Life , CHAPTER XII . PLANTS . Flowerless Plants - Sporules - Lichens - Tunguses - Sea - Weeds and other Algæ - Ferns - Grasses ...
... Matter between Minerals and Living Beings - The Contrast between Inorganic and Organic Things in regard to Life , CHAPTER XII . PLANTS . Flowerless Plants - Sporules - Lichens - Tunguses - Sea - Weeds and other Algæ - Ferns - Grasses ...
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... matter which every inquisitive person would like exceedingly to know , but one on which we have no information , and scarcely one good conjecture . The constitution of the atmos- phere has seemingly been unaltered from the creation of ...
... matter which every inquisitive person would like exceedingly to know , but one on which we have no information , and scarcely one good conjecture . The constitution of the atmos- phere has seemingly been unaltered from the creation of ...
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... matter . Some bodies within the planetary system , though we know not which or what , have sent to the earth star- stones and other meteors of a composition widely dif- ferent from anything in our soils or rocks . And the two worlds ...
... matter . Some bodies within the planetary system , though we know not which or what , have sent to the earth star- stones and other meteors of a composition widely dif- ferent from anything in our soils or rocks . And the two worlds ...
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... matter , either so minutely divided as to be imperceptible by the naked eye , or occasionally so coarse and ... matters are mere admix tures in the atmosphere ; and all , except the imponderable ones , occur in exceedingly minute ...
... matter , either so minutely divided as to be imperceptible by the naked eye , or occasionally so coarse and ... matters are mere admix tures in the atmosphere ; and all , except the imponderable ones , occur in exceedingly minute ...
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... matters , which serve as nourishment to plants . In- deed , they are the scavengers of the atmosphere , and sweep out of it all undue accumulations of its foreign admixtures ; and , in this capacity , they sometimes have extraordinary ...
... matters , which serve as nourishment to plants . In- deed , they are the scavengers of the atmosphere , and sweep out of it all undue accumulations of its foreign admixtures ; and , in this capacity , they sometimes have extraordinary ...
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abound aloft alumina ammonites animalcules animals aphides appearance atmosphere aurora borealis basalt beautiful birds body called carbonic carbonic acid character chemical affinity clay clouds coast colour combination comprise constitute creation creatures curious dark deposits depth distance Divine earth electric epochs exist fall felspar flowers force gases glory grand ground heat heaven height ichthyosaurus inhabitants insects instances iron islands kinds lake land larvæ lepidodendron less light liquid living look magnificent masses matter metals metamorphic rocks miles mineral minute molluscs moon mountains nature nearly occur ocean organic organised oxygen peculiar plants possess pre-adamite prodigious produce quadrupeds quantity rain regions remarkable resembling rise rivers rocks sedimentary rocks seeds shells similar snow soil sometimes sound South America species sporules stems stupendous sublime substances surface things thousand tion trees vapour varieties vast vegetable volcanoes wind wings wonderful zoophytes
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 227 - Thus Satan talking to his nearest mate With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed; his other parts besides Prone on the flood, extended long and large, Lay floating many a rood...
Seite 237 - Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature. For by him were all things created that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by him and for him: and he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Seite 372 - As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: So the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him.
Seite 37 - All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon. Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.
Seite 210 - Thy way is in the sea, And thy path in the great waters, And thy footsteps are not known.
Seite 210 - Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
Seite 273 - All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
Seite 158 - Rise, O ever rise, Rise like a cloud of Incense, from the Earth ! Thou kingly Spirit throned among the hills, Thou dread Ambassador from Earth to Heaven, Great Hierarch ! tell thou the silent Sky, And tell the Stars, and tell yon rising Sun, Earth, with her thousand voices, praises GOD.
Seite 176 - Ye ice-falls! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain — Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge! Motionless torrents! silent cataracts! Who made you glorious as the Gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? — God ! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer! and let the ice-plains echo, God!
Seite 27 - I HAD a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguish'd, and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless, and pathless, and the icy earth Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air...