The Book of NatureJ. & J. Harper, 1831 - 467 páginas |
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Página iii
... given to the world ample testimonials of his surprising genius , untiring industry , and extraordinary erudition . And though the lines are traced by the hand of affection , yet we discover no marks of ful- some adulation or ...
... given to the world ample testimonials of his surprising genius , untiring industry , and extraordinary erudition . And though the lines are traced by the hand of affection , yet we discover no marks of ful- some adulation or ...
Página xiv
... given confined to professional topics . The stores of his richly endowed mind were opened to their use on subjects of general literature , biblical criticism , the rules of translation , the principles of geology , botany , zoology ...
... given confined to professional topics . The stores of his richly endowed mind were opened to their use on subjects of general literature , biblical criticism , the rules of translation , the principles of geology , botany , zoology ...
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... given me , but I have not improved them as I might . I have been led astray by the vanity of human learning , and by the love of human applause . " 66 How insignificant are the highest intellectual endowments , and the most extensive ...
... given me , but I have not improved them as I might . I have been led astray by the vanity of human learning , and by the love of human applause . " 66 How insignificant are the highest intellectual endowments , and the most extensive ...
Página xvi
... given me , but I have not improved them as I might . I have been led astray by the vanity of human learning , and by the love of human applause . " How insignificant are the highest intellectual endowments , and the most extensive ...
... given me , but I have not improved them as I might . I have been led astray by the vanity of human learning , and by the love of human applause . " How insignificant are the highest intellectual endowments , and the most extensive ...
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... given rise to a variety of magnificent specu lations , at which I shall just glance , without meaning to dwell upon them . Is all this immensity of matter , this universe of worlds within worlds , and sys- tems within systems , the ...
... given rise to a variety of magnificent specu lations , at which I shall just glance , without meaning to dwell upon them . Is all this immensity of matter , this universe of worlds within worlds , and sys- tems within systems , the ...
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Términos y frases comunes
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