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Strana 6
... thofe whose circumstances in life permit as amuse- ment , that they may employ their time in elegant ftudies , or to those whofe occupations require entertaining inter- vals , nothing can be more fuitable than fuch SURVEYS Of NATURE as ...
... thofe whose circumstances in life permit as amuse- ment , that they may employ their time in elegant ftudies , or to those whofe occupations require entertaining inter- vals , nothing can be more fuitable than fuch SURVEYS Of NATURE as ...
Strana 14
... thofe from whence he gathered his fuftenance , could not but be familiar to his remark . The various fruits , of fra- grant smell , of fimple tafte , of poignant relish ; the various leaves , broad or narrow , downy or fmooth ; the ...
... thofe from whence he gathered his fuftenance , could not but be familiar to his remark . The various fruits , of fra- grant smell , of fimple tafte , of poignant relish ; the various leaves , broad or narrow , downy or fmooth ; the ...
Strana 30
... thofe contrivances , and reafonings , by which we investigate fuch immenfely diftant and wonderful objects . Our fenfes are confined , but our ideas are free ; they range without control over the univerfe itfelf ; and it is our own ...
... thofe contrivances , and reafonings , by which we investigate fuch immenfely diftant and wonderful objects . Our fenfes are confined , but our ideas are free ; they range without control over the univerfe itfelf ; and it is our own ...
Strana 52
... thofe who continue infenfible to the kindness of Providence , in appointing various planets to various duties ; who will not fee their order , their beauty , or their importance ; but without thankfulness enjoy their benefits , and ...
... thofe who continue infenfible to the kindness of Providence , in appointing various planets to various duties ; who will not fee their order , their beauty , or their importance ; but without thankfulness enjoy their benefits , and ...
Strana 59
... thofe irregularities reflect light ( whereby the is vifible to us ) on all fides ; now the obli- quity of fuch reflections and re - reflections must greatly weaken the force of the light , and probably abforb much of it , -in- fomuch ...
... thofe irregularities reflect light ( whereby the is vifible to us ) on all fides ; now the obli- quity of fuch reflections and re - reflections must greatly weaken the force of the light , and probably abforb much of it , -in- fomuch ...
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Strana 17 - O thou that, with surpassing glory crowned, Look'st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new World — at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads — to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 Sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy Sphere, Till pride and worse ambition threw me down, Warring in Heaven against Heaven's matchless King!
Strana 317 - So much the rather thou, celestial Light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate ; there plant eyes, all mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight.
Strana 35 - Leaving this seat of desolation, we prosecuted our voyage along the coast ; and the next day came to Rochetta, where we landed, although the earth still continued in violent agitations. But we...
Strana 281 - Mr. Lemery, as far as I have been able to learn, was the firft perfon who illuftrated, by actual experiment, the origin of fubterraneous fires. He mixed twenty-five pounds of powdered fulphur with an equal weight of iron filings ; and having kneaded the mixture together, by means of a little water, into the confiftence of a pafte, he put it into an iron pot, covered it with a cloth, and buried the whole a foot under ground. In about eight or nine hours...
Strana 361 - ... houses of the Indians and other poor inhabitants, great numbers of people lost their lives. The river of Latacunga was the channel of this terrible flood, till, being too small for receiving such a prodigious current, it overflowed the adjacent country like a vast lake near the town, and carried away all the buildings within its reach. The inhabitants retired to a...
Strana 188 - A great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake...
Strana 347 - In some parts the declivity is so great, that the mules can scarcely keep their footing ; and in others, the acclivity is equally difficult. The trouble of having people going before to mend the road, the pains arising from the many falls and bruises, and the being constantly wet to the skin, might be supported, were not these inconveniences augmented by the sight of such frightful precipices, and deep abysses, as must fill the mind with ceaseless terror.
Strana 179 - I observed the sea which was raised about it to resume its level by degrees, and the end of the canal that touched it to become as small as if it had been tied round with a cord ; and this continued till the light, striking through the cloud, took away the view. I still...
Strana 347 - Here, in the centre of the torrid zone, the heat is not only very tolerable, but in some places the cold is even painful.
Strana 35 - We offered him some victuals, but he seemed to loathe the sight. We still persisted in our offices of kindness ; but he only pointed to the place of the city, like one out of his senses ; and then running up into the woods, was never heard of after. Such was the fate of the city of Euphaemia!