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... body to be a small part of that wide " extended earth which thou everywhere beholdest ; -the moisture contained in it thou also knowest " to be a small portion of that mighty mass of wa- " ters whereof seas themselves are but a part ...
... body to be a small part of that wide " extended earth which thou everywhere beholdest ; -the moisture contained in it thou also knowest " to be a small portion of that mighty mass of wa- " ters whereof seas themselves are but a part ...
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... bodies contained therein , equally 66 amazing , whether we consider their magnitude or " number , whatever their use , whatever their or- der , -all have been produced , not by intelligence but chance ! " 66 " It is with difficulty that ...
... bodies contained therein , equally 66 amazing , whether we consider their magnitude or " number , whatever their use , whatever their or- der , -all have been produced , not by intelligence but chance ! " 66 " It is with difficulty that ...
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... body alone that the gods have shown themselves thus boun- " tiful to man ! their most excellent gift is that " soul they have infused into him , which so far 66 66 surpasses what is elsewhere to be found . For by what animal , except ...
... body alone that the gods have shown themselves thus boun- " tiful to man ! their most excellent gift is that " soul they have infused into him , which so far 66 66 surpasses what is elsewhere to be found . For by what animal , except ...
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... body , all animals whatsoever that have been pro- " duced therein ! For if the body of the ox had " been joined to the mind of man , the acuteness of the latter would have stood him in small stead , " while unable to execute the well ...
... body , all animals whatsoever that have been pro- " duced therein ! For if the body of the ox had " been joined to the mind of man , the acuteness of the latter would have stood him in small stead , " while unable to execute the well ...
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... body can govern it at pleasure . Why then 66 may not the soul of the universe , which pervades " and animates every part of it , govern it in like " manner ? —If thine eye hath the power to take " in many objects , and these placed at ...
... body can govern it at pleasure . Why then 66 may not the soul of the universe , which pervades " and animates every part of it , govern it in like " manner ? —If thine eye hath the power to take " in many objects , and these placed at ...
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