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Page 447
... Nature seems to hide her principal design , and to be industrious in making the earth gay and delightful , while she is carrying on her great work , and intent upon her own preservation . The husband- man after the same manner is ...
... Nature seems to hide her principal design , and to be industrious in making the earth gay and delightful , while she is carrying on her great work , and intent upon her own preservation . The husband- man after the same manner is ...
Page 518
... NATURE does nothing in vain : the Creator of the universe has appointed every thing to a certain use and purpose , and determined it to a settled course and sphere of action , from which , if it in the least deviates , it becomes unfit ...
... NATURE does nothing in vain : the Creator of the universe has appointed every thing to a certain use and purpose , and determined it to a settled course and sphere of action , from which , if it in the least deviates , it becomes unfit ...
Page 520
... Nature , and assist her operations , what mighty effects might we expect ! Tully would not stand so much alone in oratory , Virgil in poetry , or Cæsar in war . To build upon Nature , is laying the foundation upon a rock every thing ...
... Nature , and assist her operations , what mighty effects might we expect ! Tully would not stand so much alone in oratory , Virgil in poetry , or Cæsar in war . To build upon Nature , is laying the foundation upon a rock every thing ...
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