Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Nide 3W. Blackwood, 1850 |
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Sivu 3
... seen , or read , or heard , seems present to his mind , whatever he does , or wherever he is . He illustrates the genius of Christianity by the beauties of classical learning ; inhales the spirit of ancient prophecy on the shores of the ...
... seen , or read , or heard , seems present to his mind , whatever he does , or wherever he is . He illustrates the genius of Christianity by the beauties of classical learning ; inhales the spirit of ancient prophecy on the shores of the ...
Sivu 13
... seen in the world . It is accordingly peculiarly well worthy of observation , that the beauty of nature , as felt in modern times , seems to have been almost unknown to the writers of antiquity . They described occasionally the scenes ...
... seen in the world . It is accordingly peculiarly well worthy of observation , that the beauty of nature , as felt in modern times , seems to have been almost unknown to the writers of antiquity . They described occasionally the scenes ...
Sivu 19
... seen suspended in the heavens , in the midst of an immense azure vault ; with invisible bonds he envelops the planets , and whirls them round his burning axle ; the sea and the forests appear on the globe , and their earliest voices ...
... seen suspended in the heavens , in the midst of an immense azure vault ; with invisible bonds he envelops the planets , and whirls them round his burning axle ; the sea and the forests appear on the globe , and their earliest voices ...
Sivu 23
... seen a charming metamorphosis ; first , a beautiful egg , then a little one covered with down . The little nest- ling soon feels his wings begin to grow ; his mother teaches him to raise himself on his bed of repose . Soon he takes ...
... seen a charming metamorphosis ; first , a beautiful egg , then a little one covered with down . The little nest- ling soon feels his wings begin to grow ; his mother teaches him to raise himself on his bed of repose . Soon he takes ...
Sivu 24
... seen wheeling about , the whole people joy- fully commenced their harvest . These beautiful signs , while they directed the labours of the present , had the advantage of foretelling the vicissitudes of the approaching season . If the ...
... seen wheeling about , the whole people joy- fully commenced their harvest . These beautiful signs , while they directed the labours of the present , had the advantage of foretelling the vicissitudes of the approaching season . If the ...
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