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... death - watch ; the presages drawn from oak - apple insects ; whe- ther all plants have seeds ; whether the sap of trees runs to the ground in winter ; of the effects of camphor ; with many others 375 to 384 THE THIRD BOOK ; the ...
... death - watch ; the presages drawn from oak - apple insects ; whe- ther all plants have seeds ; whether the sap of trees runs to the ground in winter ; of the effects of camphor ; with many others 375 to 384 THE THIRD BOOK ; the ...
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... death ; that the flesh of peacocks corrupteth not ; that they are ashamed of their legs ; that storks will only live in republicks and free states ; of the noise of a bittern by putting the bill in a reed ; that whelps are blind nine ...
... death ; that the flesh of peacocks corrupteth not ; that they are ashamed of their legs ; that storks will only live in republicks and free states ; of the noise of a bittern by putting the bill in a reed ; that whelps are blind nine ...
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... death , in 1663 , 4to . It was written to prove that his five leading principles of Na- tural Religion were inscribed by the Almighty , as common notices on the minds of all men , and had been acknowledged universally in all nations ...
... death , in 1663 , 4to . It was written to prove that his five leading principles of Na- tural Religion were inscribed by the Almighty , as common notices on the minds of all men , and had been acknowledged universally in all nations ...
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... death in the society of all things that suffer under it . Had not almost every man suffered by the press , or were not the tyranny thereof become universal , I had not wanted reason for complaint : but in times wherein I have lived to ...
... death in the society of all things that suffer under it . Had not almost every man suffered by the press , or were not the tyranny thereof become universal , I had not wanted reason for complaint : but in times wherein I have lived to ...
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... death abrupts them , and succeeding glory Bid me go on in a more lasting story . And this is almost all wherein an humble creature may en- deavour to requite , and some way to retribute unto his Crea- tor : for , if not he that saith ...
... death abrupts them , and succeeding glory Bid me go on in a more lasting story . And this is almost all wherein an humble creature may en- deavour to requite , and some way to retribute unto his Crea- tor : for , if not he that saith ...
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Sir Thomas Browne's Works, Including His Life and Correspondence, Volumen2 Sir Thomas Browne Vista de fragmentos - 1968 |
Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence; Volume 3 Thomas Browne,Simon Wilkin Sin vista previa disponible - 2023 |
Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence; Volume 3 Thomas Browne,Simon Wilkin Sin vista previa disponible - 2023 |
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Página 206 - Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down ; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Página 509 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Página 106 - What though, in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball; What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found; In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, For ever singing as they shine, The hand that made us is divine.
Página 197 - But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
Página 277 - Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
Página 112 - I am no way facetious, nor disposed for the mirth and galliardize of /company; yet in one dream I can compose a whole comedy, behold the action, apprehend the jests, and laugh myself awake at the conceits thereof.
Página 113 - The night is come, like to the day, Depart not Thou, great God, away. Let not my sins, black as the night, Eclipse the lustre of Thy light : Keep still in my Horizon ; for to me The Sun makes not the day, but Thee.
Página 110 - The earth is a point not only in respect of the heavens above us, but of that heavenly and celestial part within us. That mass of flesh that circumscribes me limits not my mind. That surface that tells the heavens it hath an end cannot persuade me I have any.
Página 5 - I could never hear the Ave Maria bell without an elevation ; or think it a sufficient warrant, because they erred in one circumstance, for me to err in all — that is, in silence and dumb contempt. Whilst, therefore, they directed their devotions to her, I offered mine to God, and rectified the errors of their prayers by rightly ordering mine own.
Página 9 - ... tis therefore far better to enjoy her with peace than to hazard her on a battle.