Nature of the material worldLongman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1834 |
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... stomach ; and have permitted them to possess ideas , and the means of communicating ideas ; to fall in love and to marry , and thus far to exercise the distinctive faculty of volition . The whole of which , however , is mere fancy ...
... stomach ; and have permitted them to possess ideas , and the means of communicating ideas ; to fall in love and to marry , and thus far to exercise the distinctive faculty of volition . The whole of which , however , is mere fancy ...
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... stomach ; but the branch of a tree has a complete system of organs to itself , and is hence capable in many cases of existing by itself , and producing buds , layers , and other kinds of off- spring , when separated from the trunk . The ...
... stomach ; but the branch of a tree has a complete system of organs to itself , and is hence capable in many cases of existing by itself , and producing buds , layers , and other kinds of off- spring , when separated from the trunk . The ...
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... them to a due performance of their functions : thus , the lungs are excited to the act of respiration by the stimulus of the air we breathe , the stomach to that of digestion by the stimulus of the food intro- 224 ON THE PRINCIPLE OF LIFE ,
... them to a due performance of their functions : thus , the lungs are excited to the act of respiration by the stimulus of the air we breathe , the stomach to that of digestion by the stimulus of the food intro- 224 ON THE PRINCIPLE OF LIFE ,
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... stomach triturates , or , as we now call it , digests its food , calculated it , in conjunction with the assistance it receives from the auxiliary muscles , which he con- ceived to divide the labour about equally with itself , as equal ...
... stomach triturates , or , as we now call it , digests its food , calculated it , in conjunction with the assistance it receives from the auxiliary muscles , which he con- ceived to divide the labour about equally with itself , as equal ...
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... stomach , and in some measure assist us in accounting for the circulation of the blood ; but the moment we reflect that one half of this very circulation , that I mean which depends upon the veins , and which has for the most part to ...
... stomach , and in some measure assist us in accounting for the circulation of the blood ; but the moment we reflect that one half of this very circulation , that I mean which depends upon the veins , and which has for the most part to ...
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Términos y frases comunes
acid action already observed animal animal and vegetable appears Aristotle Aristoxenus arteries atmosphere atoms attraction birds blood bodies bones called capable carbone carbonic acid cause chiefly chyle common compound conceived consequence consists constitutes cotyledon curious cuticle Cuvier degree denominated distinct doctrine earth elementary Empedocles Epicurus equally eternal existence fibres fishes fluid formation gastric juice gneiss gravitation harmony heat hence hypothesis infinite divisibility insects instances irritability kind lacteals laws lecture less Lucretius lungs manner mass material matter means mineral minute motion muscles muscular nature organs origin oxyde oxygene particles peculiar perfect perhaps perpetually petrifactions phænomena Phil philosophers plants Plato possess present principle produced properties proportion putrefaction Pythagoras quadrupeds radicles regarded rocks secernent secreted seeds skin solid species stomach substance supposed surface theory thing traced Trans tree tribes vapour variety various veins vessels visible whole worms zoophytes
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Página 40 - From Harmony, from heavenly Harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man.
Página 185 - THESE, as they change, ALMIGHTY FATHER, these Are but the varied God. The rolling year Is full of THEE. Forth in the pleasing Spring THY beauty walks, THY tenderness and love. Wide flush the fields ; the softening air is balm ; Echo the mountains round ; the forest smiles ; And every sense, and every heart is joy. Then comes THY glory in the Summer months, With light and heat refulgent. Then THY sun...
Página 20 - Men suffer all their life long under the foolish superstition that they can be cheated. But it is as impossible for a man to be cheated by any one but himself, as for a thing to be and not to be at the same time.
Página 18 - All Nature is but art, unknown to thee All chance, direction, which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good: And, spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right.
Página 60 - While the Particles continue entire, they may compose Bodies of one and the same Nature and Texture in all Ages : But should they wear away, or break in pieces, the Nature of Things depending on them would be changed.