On the Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge: Or, An Illustration of the Advantages which Would Result from a More General Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information Among All RanksWaugh and Innes, 1833 - 542 sider |
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... motions and magnitudes of the pla- netary and the starry orbs - of the principles of legitimate reasoning - of just conceptions of the attributes and moral government of the Supreme Being - of the genuine principles of moral action— of ...
... motions and magnitudes of the pla- netary and the starry orbs - of the principles of legitimate reasoning - of just conceptions of the attributes and moral government of the Supreme Being - of the genuine principles of moral action— of ...
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... motions , and mag- nitudes of distant worlds , -of weighing the masses of the planets , of penetrating into the distant re- gions of the universe , -of arresting the lightning in its course , ―of exploring the pathless ocean , and the ...
... motions , and mag- nitudes of distant worlds , -of weighing the masses of the planets , of penetrating into the distant re- gions of the universe , -of arresting the lightning in its course , ―of exploring the pathless ocean , and the ...
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... motions in some of his journeys , and Louisa Maria de Gonzaga , Queen of Poland , gave 2000 crowns to carry on an edition of his Astrolo- gia Gallica ; and in the reigns of Henry the Third and Henry the Fourth of France , the predic ...
... motions in some of his journeys , and Louisa Maria de Gonzaga , Queen of Poland , gave 2000 crowns to carry on an edition of his Astrolo- gia Gallica ; and in the reigns of Henry the Third and Henry the Fourth of France , the predic ...
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... by this sapient author , will be found in Nos . III . and IV . of the Appendix to this volume . * Called in Scotland , the dead speal . In the Highlands of Scotland , the motions and appearances 6 24 ON THE GENERAL DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE .
... by this sapient author , will be found in Nos . III . and IV . of the Appendix to this volume . * Called in Scotland , the dead speal . In the Highlands of Scotland , the motions and appearances 6 24 ON THE GENERAL DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE .
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... motions and appearances of the clouds were , not long ago , con- sidered as ominous of disastrous events . On the evening before new year's day , if a black cloud ap- peared in any part of the horizon , it was thought to prognosticate a ...
... motions and appearances of the clouds were , not long ago , con- sidered as ominous of disastrous events . On the evening before new year's day , if a black cloud ap- peared in any part of the horizon , it was thought to prognosticate a ...
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Side 336 - For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
Side 335 - And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee ; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even!
Side 338 - The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens : and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Side 341 - Marvel not at this ; for the hour is coming, in which all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth-; they that have done good to the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil to the resurrection of damnation,"
Side 380 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Side 381 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : When I awake, I am still with thee.
Side 341 - The hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Side 414 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave them rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.
Side 338 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance...
Side 234 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number : he calleth them all by names, by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power, not one faileth.