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... animal Progres- sion - Works of Art - Attitudes - Illustrations of Attitude - from Poets - from Actors - from Orators - its Efficacy , whence - Position , among the Elements of Democritus - its Influence and Importance in the natural ...
... animal Progres- sion - Works of Art - Attitudes - Illustrations of Attitude - from Poets - from Actors - from Orators - its Efficacy , whence - Position , among the Elements of Democritus - its Influence and Importance in the natural ...
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... animal world , which , for their beauty and order , we metaphorically call artificial . The spider's web , the bee's comb , the beaver's house , and the swallow's nest , must all be referred to another source . For who can say , these ...
... animal world , which , for their beauty and order , we metaphorically call artificial . The spider's web , the bee's comb , the beaver's house , and the swallow's nest , must all be referred to another source . For who can say , these ...
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... animals ; or else such causes as are above him , like God , and whatever is else of intelligence more than human . The causes below us may be all included in the common genus of nature ; and of nature we may say universally , as well of ...
... animals ; or else such causes as are above him , like God , and whatever is else of intelligence more than human . The causes below us may be all included in the common genus of nature ; and of nature we may say universally , as well of ...
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... animals . Hence , there- fore , they distinguished not her effects from those of art , by their necessity , ( for the effects of both they treated as contingent , ) but from the cause in natural subjects operating within , artificial ...
... animals . Hence , there- fore , they distinguished not her effects from those of art , by their necessity , ( for the effects of both they treated as contingent , ) but from the cause in natural subjects operating within , artificial ...
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... animal figures ; such as birds , beasts , herds , flocks : the motions and sounds peculiar to each animal species , when accompanied with configurations , which are obvious and remarkable : the human body in all its appearances , ( as ...
... animal figures ; such as birds , beasts , herds , flocks : the motions and sounds peculiar to each animal species , when accompanied with configurations , which are obvious and remarkable : the human body in all its appearances , ( as ...
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Abulfeda Æneid ancient animal appears Arist Aristotle attributes autem body Boethius Bohadin Cæsar caliph called cause century CHAPTER character Cicero contrary criticism denote doctrine edit elegant energy enim Epictetus example exist fable genius genus Greek hæc hence human ideas imitation instances Laert language Latin learned manner mean mentioned mind mode motion motion physical nature Orat perfect philosophers Plato Plutarch poet poetry Præd principles Priscian quæ quantity quod reason replied Saladin sentence sentiment shew species speculations subjoined substance suppose Sylb syllogism things thou tion treatise truth verbs verse Virgil virtue whole words ἀλλ ἀλλὰ ἂν γὰρ δὲ διὰ εἰ εἶναι εἰς ἐκ ἐν ἐν τῷ ἐπὶ ἐστι καὶ τὸ κατὰ μὲν μὴ οἱ οἷον ὅτι οὐ οὐκ οὖν περὶ πρὸς τὰ τὰς τε τῇ τὴν τῆς τοῖς τὸν τοῦ τοῦτο τῶν ὡς
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Page 412 - Better to hunt in fields for health unbought Than fee the doctor for a nauseous draught. The wise for cure on exercise depend : God never made His work for man to mend.
Page 335 - I returned, and saw under the sun; that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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Page 434 - tis his, and hath been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that WHICH NOT ENRICHES HIM, BUT MAKES ME POOR INDEED.
Page 312 - He's here in double trust ; First, as I am his kinsman and his subject, Strong both against the deed ; then, as his host, Who should against his murderer shut the door, Not bear the knife myself.
Page 132 - Dire was the tossing, deep the groans : Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invoked With vows, as their chief good, and final hope.
Page 438 - Farewell, a long farewell, to all my greatness ! This is the state of man ; to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope, to-morrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honours thick upon him : The third day comes a frost, a killing frost ; And,— when he thinks, good easy man, full surely His greatness is a ripening, — nips his root, And then he falls, as I do.
Page 357 - In bigness to surpass earth's giant sons, Now less than smallest dwarfs in narrow room Throng numberless...
Page 72 - For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these having not the law, are a law unto themselves. 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another ;) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
Page 520 - With mazy error under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice Art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Pour'd forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...