The Sacred History of the World: Attempted to be Philosophically Considered, in a Series of Letters to a Son, Том 1Harper & Bros., 1839 |
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... light and intel- ligibility then spread over the whole , and made that a pleasing and useful study which had been before a dissatisfying and barren one . It is the great mistake of many eminent philoso- phers on the Continent , that ...
... light and intel- ligibility then spread over the whole , and made that a pleasing and useful study which had been before a dissatisfying and barren one . It is the great mistake of many eminent philoso- phers on the Continent , that ...
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... light , it will never be attained in philosophy if we desert its eternal and fundamental verities . A steady adherence to these will most surely procure both per- sonal immortality and national superiority . If the British empire keep ...
... light , it will never be attained in philosophy if we desert its eternal and fundamental verities . A steady adherence to these will most surely procure both per- sonal immortality and national superiority . If the British empire keep ...
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... Light - the Atmosphere , and the Separation of Land and Sea . LETTER II . Page 13 On the Formation of our Planetary System - the Stars , and the Comets : 38 LETTER III . Creation of Vegetation - Necessity of Light and Air to it -On the ...
... Light - the Atmosphere , and the Separation of Land and Sea . LETTER II . Page 13 On the Formation of our Planetary System - the Stars , and the Comets : 38 LETTER III . Creation of Vegetation - Necessity of Light and Air to it -On the ...
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... Light - The Atmosphere , and the Sepa- ration of Land and Sea . MY DEAR BOY , In this aspiring age no mind seems disposed to rest contented with either ancient opinions or ancient institu- tions ; at least not without subjecting both to ...
... Light - The Atmosphere , and the Sepa- ration of Land and Sea . MY DEAR BOY , In this aspiring age no mind seems disposed to rest contented with either ancient opinions or ancient institu- tions ; at least not without subjecting both to ...
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... light are in this compounded state . Now , it is impossible that any compound can have been eternally a compound . Composi tion and eternity are as incompatible as to be and not to be . The particles of which compounds consist must have ...
... light are in this compounded state . Now , it is impossible that any compound can have been eternally a compound . Composi tion and eternity are as incompatible as to be and not to be . The particles of which compounds consist must have ...
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