Sketches of the History of Man, 1. köideW. Creech, 1788 |
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... Most of the subjects handled in the fol- lowing fheets , admit but of probable rea- foning ; and , with refpect to fuch reafon- ings , it is often difficult to say , what degree of conviction they ought to produce . It is easy to form ...
... Most of the subjects handled in the fol- lowing fheets , admit but of probable rea- foning ; and , with refpect to fuch reafon- ings , it is often difficult to say , what degree of conviction they ought to produce . It is easy to form ...
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... most knowing naturalifts , that such food is of all the most wholesome for the torrid zone ; comprehending the hot plants , which grow there to perfection , and tend greatly to fortify the ftomach . In a temperate cli- mate , a mixture ...
... most knowing naturalifts , that such food is of all the most wholesome for the torrid zone ; comprehending the hot plants , which grow there to perfection , and tend greatly to fortify the ftomach . In a temperate cli- mate , a mixture ...
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... most wholefome for fuch as are fitted by nature to live in a cold climate . M. Buffon , from the rule , That animals which can procreate together , and whofe progeny can also procreate , are of one fpe- cies , concludes , that all men ...
... most wholefome for fuch as are fitted by nature to live in a cold climate . M. Buffon , from the rule , That animals which can procreate together , and whofe progeny can also procreate , are of one fpe- cies , concludes , that all men ...
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... most part fo blended by war , by commerce , or by other means , that vain would be the at- tempt to trace out an original character in any cultivated nation . But there are fa- vage tribes , which , as far as can be difco- vered ...
... most part fo blended by war , by commerce , or by other means , that vain would be the at- tempt to trace out an original character in any cultivated nation . But there are fa- vage tribes , which , as far as can be difco- vered ...
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... most relied on for an original character , are islanders at a distance from the continent and from each other . Among such , great variety of character is found . Some iflands adjacent to New Guinea are inhabited by negroes , a bold ...
... most relied on for an original character , are islanders at a distance from the continent and from each other . Among such , great variety of character is found . Some iflands adjacent to New Guinea are inhabited by negroes , a bold ...
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Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 230 - The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.
Page 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.
Page 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?
Page 237 - Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.