Small Books on Great Subjects, Volume 3Lea and Blanchard, 1847 - Philosophy |
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... arrangement and form , to a honeycomb , being composed of de- tached cells , as its name denotes , which are closed , and adhere more or less nearly together ; it is found universally in all plants ; and many of the lower tribes , such ...
... arrangement and form , to a honeycomb , being composed of de- tached cells , as its name denotes , which are closed , and adhere more or less nearly together ; it is found universally in all plants ; and many of the lower tribes , such ...
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... arranged , in which case they are essential to the species , as in water - plants ; in other instances they are merely occasioned by the disten- sion of the cellular tissue . 13. Articulations and Dehiscences . - At certain parts of a ...
... arranged , in which case they are essential to the species , as in water - plants ; in other instances they are merely occasioned by the disten- sion of the cellular tissue . 13. Articulations and Dehiscences . - At certain parts of a ...
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... arrangement of the or- gans , which , once deranged , although spontaneously , have nevertheless no power to return ... arranged , which indeed is connected with the life of the plant , but must not be confounded with those movements ...
... arrangement of the or- gans , which , once deranged , although spontaneously , have nevertheless no power to return ... arranged , which indeed is connected with the life of the plant , but must not be confounded with those movements ...
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... arrangement of the branches of a plant would always be the same as that of its leaves , were it not that the buds are very unequally matured : and this regularity is found to exist in real- ity through every part of a plant , although ...
... arrangement of the branches of a plant would always be the same as that of its leaves , were it not that the buds are very unequally matured : and this regularity is found to exist in real- ity through every part of a plant , although ...
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... arrangement in the parts of a plant is a very curious one , but involves too much technical and botanical detail to be properly introduced here . Whether it really exist to the extent that botanists have supposed , or not , there is ...
... arrangement in the parts of a plant is a very curious one , but involves too much technical and botanical detail to be properly introduced here . Whether it really exist to the extent that botanists have supposed , or not , there is ...
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Popular passages
Page 14 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us?
Page 14 - He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Page 75 - And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest ; as with the servant, so with his master ; as with the maid, so with her mistress ; as with the buyer, so with the seller ; as with the lender, so with the borrower ; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
Page 17 - I said; Tie up the knocker, say I'm sick, I'm dead. The Dog-star rages! nay 'tis past a doubt, All Bedlam, or Parnassus, is let out: Fire in each eye, and papers in each hand, They rave, recite, and madden round the land.
Page 32 - ALMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be open, all ./~\. desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord.
Page 21 - Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all things ; another, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not ; and let not him which eateth not, judge him that eateth; for God hath received him.
Page 31 - Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.
Page 9 - I shall do so ; But I must also feel it as a man : I cannot but remember such things were, That were most precious to me.
Page 14 - And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
Page 62 - For he saith to Moses; I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.