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Page 19
... supposed that the science of astronomy was cultivated by the antediluvians ; but this opinion has no solid foundation ; —and the erroneous opinions of those who have attributed various books to the patriarchs , Adam , Seth , and Enos ...
... supposed that the science of astronomy was cultivated by the antediluvians ; but this opinion has no solid foundation ; —and the erroneous opinions of those who have attributed various books to the patriarchs , Adam , Seth , and Enos ...
Page 24
... supposed to have been about seventy in number . These detaching themselves according to their respective dialects , left the spot , which , before the consequences of their presumption , they had considered as the most delightful on ...
... supposed to have been about seventy in number . These detaching themselves according to their respective dialects , left the spot , which , before the consequences of their presumption , they had considered as the most delightful on ...
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... supposed to bear to the objects . Thus , an eye was the hieroglyphical symbol of knowledge ; a circle , of eternity , which has neither beginning nor end . Hieroglyphics , there- fore , were a more refined and extensive species of ...
... supposed to bear to the objects . Thus , an eye was the hieroglyphical symbol of knowledge ; a circle , of eternity , which has neither beginning nor end . Hieroglyphics , there- fore , were a more refined and extensive species of ...
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