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... and their swiftness so great , that they readily leave every pursuer far behind .
The Zebra in shape rather resembles the mule , than the horse or the ass . It is
rather less than the former , and yet larger than the latter . Its ears are not so long
as ...
... and their swiftness so great , that they readily leave every pursuer far behind .
The Zebra in shape rather resembles the mule , than the horse or the ass . It is
rather less than the former , and yet larger than the latter . Its ears are not so long
as ...
Page 92
He proved satisfactorily that what we term weight is nothing more than an
instance of universal attraction , which decreases in intensity as we recede from
the earth in distance . This , of course , suggested the idea that weight must be
less on ...
He proved satisfactorily that what we term weight is nothing more than an
instance of universal attraction , which decreases in intensity as we recede from
the earth in distance . This , of course , suggested the idea that weight must be
less on ...
Page 142
It is of no small importance to one who has to push his way in the world , that he
should be able to express himself , on all occasions , in go ready and brief a
manner , as to run no risk of tiring the individuals upon whom he may be more or
less ...
It is of no small importance to one who has to push his way in the world , that he
should be able to express himself , on all occasions , in go ready and brief a
manner , as to run no risk of tiring the individuals upon whom he may be more or
less ...
Page 179
... and although , for a time , the station which this gentleman filled helped to
support his pretensions against his less fortunate rival , public opinion by
degrees became less divided , and ultimately there prevailed but one belief on
the subject .
... and although , for a time , the station which this gentleman filled helped to
support his pretensions against his less fortunate rival , public opinion by
degrees became less divided , and ultimately there prevailed but one belief on
the subject .
Page 200
The difference of size , in different animals , must strike us with no less
astonishment ; especially if we compare the huge whale with the almost invisible
mite ; the former , while it shakes the largest ships with its bulky body , is itself a
prey to the ...
The difference of size , in different animals , must strike us with no less
astonishment ; especially if we compare the huge whale with the almost invisible
mite ; the former , while it shakes the largest ships with its bulky body , is itself a
prey to the ...
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Page 84 - FRIEND after friend departs : Who hath not lost a friend ? There is no union here of hearts That finds not here an end: Were this frail world our only rest.
Page 183 - A fire devoureth before them ; and behind them a flame burneth : the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness ; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 116 - I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Page 51 - Even in its very motion there was rest ; While every breath of eve that chanced to blow Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west. Emblem, methought, of the departed soul, To whose white robe the gleam of bliss is given ; And by the breath of mercy made to roll Right onward to the golden gates of Heaven ; Where to the eye of Faith it peaceful lies, And tells to man his glorious destinies.
Page 180 - And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Page 188 - Who toss the golden and the flame-like flowers, And pass the prairie-hawk that, poised on high, Flaps his broad wings, yet moves not - ye have played Among the palms of Mexico and vines Of Texas, and have crisped the limpid brooks That from the fountains of Sonora glide Into the calm Pacific - have ye fanned A nobler or a lovelier scene than this?
Page 84 - Beyond the flight of time, Beyond the reign of death, There surely is some blessed clime Where life is not a breath. Nor life's affections transient fire, Whose sparks fly upward and expire.
Page 30 - Outflying the blast and the driving rain, The petrel telleth her tale — in vain...
Page 101 - Till I have done with this new day, Which now is painful to these eyes, Which have not seen the sun so rise For years — I cannot count them o'er, I lost their long and heavy score, When my last brother droop'd and died, And I lay living by his side.
Page 15 - Is this a time to be cloudy and sad, When our mother Nature laughs around; When even the deep blue heavens look glad, And gladness breathes from the blossoming ground?