Sketches of the History of Man: In Two Volumes, Volumen 1W. Creech, 1774 |
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... become torpid and immoveable . He then proceeds as follows . " It is then not at all 66 furprising , that heat should sharpen the understanding , and cold " blunt it . Thus the fouthern nations are ready in counfel and acute in thought ...
... become torpid and immoveable . He then proceeds as follows . " It is then not at all 66 furprising , that heat should sharpen the understanding , and cold " blunt it . Thus the fouthern nations are ready in counfel and acute in thought ...
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... become mafters of the world . " - -Vege- tius accounts for the different characters of men from the fame principle . " Omnes nationes quæ vicinæ funt foli , nimio calo- re ficcatas , amplius quidem fapere , fed minus habere fanguinis ...
... become mafters of the world . " - -Vege- tius accounts for the different characters of men from the fame principle . " Omnes nationes quæ vicinæ funt foli , nimio calo- re ficcatas , amplius quidem fapere , fed minus habere fanguinis ...
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... become like old men . That justly celebrated author certainly intended not any imputation on Providence ; and yet , doth it not look like an imputation , to maintain , that so large a portion of the globe is fit for beafts only , not ...
... become like old men . That justly celebrated author certainly intended not any imputation on Providence ; and yet , doth it not look like an imputation , to maintain , that so large a portion of the globe is fit for beafts only , not ...
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... become shy when often hunted , there is a contrivance of nature , no less simple than effectual , which engages men to bear with chearfulness the fatigues of hunting , and the uncertainty of capture ; and that is , an appetite for ...
... become shy when often hunted , there is a contrivance of nature , no less simple than effectual , which engages men to bear with chearfulness the fatigues of hunting , and the uncertainty of capture ; and that is , an appetite for ...
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... become not only more rare but more fhy . Men , thus pinched for food , are excited to try other means for supplying their wants . A fawn , a kid , or a lamb , ta- ken alive , and tamed for amusement , fuggefted probably flocks and herds ...
... become not only more rare but more fhy . Men , thus pinched for food , are excited to try other means for supplying their wants . A fawn , a kid , or a lamb , ta- ken alive , and tamed for amusement , fuggefted probably flocks and herds ...
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Página 102 - And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty...
Página 101 - The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.
Página 104 - The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Página 105 - And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn : and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
Página 102 - And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God...
Página 104 - And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Página 103 - Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them; have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
Página 105 - Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well...
Página 104 - Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.