Sketches of the History of Man, Band 1W. Creech, 1788 |
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... lefs directed by nature , innocent animals would not know their enemy till they were in its clutches . A hare flies with precipitation from the firft dog it ever faw ; and a chicken , upon the fight of a kite , cowers under its dam ...
... lefs directed by nature , innocent animals would not know their enemy till they were in its clutches . A hare flies with precipitation from the firft dog it ever faw ; and a chicken , upon the fight of a kite , cowers under its dam ...
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... lefs im- portant than thofe mentioned ; which is , to fit them for different climates . We learn from experience , that no animal nor vegetable is equally fitted for every climate ; and from experience we alfo learn , that there is no ...
... lefs im- portant than thofe mentioned ; which is , to fit them for different climates . We learn from experience , that no animal nor vegetable is equally fitted for every climate ; and from experience we alfo learn , that there is no ...
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... lefs plentiful . Several animals fleep during winter in fheltered pla- ces ; and birds of paffage are taught by nature to change the climate , when too hot or too cold . fome fome few inftances , where a mixture of fpecies is 10 Prel ...
... lefs plentiful . Several animals fleep during winter in fheltered pla- ces ; and birds of paffage are taught by nature to change the climate , when too hot or too cold . fome fome few inftances , where a mixture of fpecies is 10 Prel ...
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... lefs diftinct than the horfe and the afs . The dromedary is lefs than the camel , more flender , and remarkably more swift of foot it has but one bunch on its back , the camel has two : the race is more nu- ( a ) Vol . 10. p . 138 ...
... lefs diftinct than the horfe and the afs . The dromedary is lefs than the camel , more flender , and remarkably more swift of foot it has but one bunch on its back , the camel has two : the race is more nu- ( a ) Vol . 10. p . 138 ...
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... lefs di- ftinguishable with refpect to tails ; long tails , fhort tails , no tails : nor lefs di- stinguishable with refpect to hands ; fome having four , fome two , fome none , & c . & c . Yet , after all , if any folid inftruc- tion ...
... lefs di- ftinguishable with refpect to tails ; long tails , fhort tails , no tails : nor lefs di- stinguishable with refpect to hands ; fome having four , fome two , fome none , & c . & c . Yet , after all , if any folid inftruc- tion ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 234 - It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
Seite 240 - Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place : ye are witnesses this day.
Seite 3 - And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Seite 230 - The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.
Seite 239 - Elimelech's: and I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it : but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know : for there is none to redeem it beside thee ; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.
Seite 232 - And she said unto them : Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty : why call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
Seite 237 - Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto...
Seite 246 - And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
Seite 234 - And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers : and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Seite 241 - And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.