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... universal . I am glad to explain that I did not by any means intend to imply that there were no exceptions to the general state of opinion , for I am well aware that there are at the present day some schools , a few nurseries , and even ...
... universal . I am glad to explain that I did not by any means intend to imply that there were no exceptions to the general state of opinion , for I am well aware that there are at the present day some schools , a few nurseries , and even ...
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... universality of the Deluge . Taking the Theory of Development for granted , a recent universal Deluge would be too obviously impossible to need arguing against . till , by learning facts and weighing arguments , we THE NOACHIAN FLOOD1.
... universality of the Deluge . Taking the Theory of Development for granted , a recent universal Deluge would be too obviously impossible to need arguing against . till , by learning facts and weighing arguments , we THE NOACHIAN FLOOD1.
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... universal . ' For instance , if a popular lady gives a kettledrum , we say , ' all the world was at it , ' although 500 persons could not have been squeezed into the rooms without being suffocated ; or we say , so and so is a thing ...
... universal . ' For instance , if a popular lady gives a kettledrum , we say , ' all the world was at it , ' although 500 persons could not have been squeezed into the rooms without being suffocated ; or we say , so and so is a thing ...
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... universal deluge , or he did not know them . If he knew them , we may infer from his silence that his narrative was not open to those contradictions ; in other words , that the deluge of which he speaks was not universal . If he did not ...
... universal deluge , or he did not know them . If he knew them , we may infer from his silence that his narrative was not open to those contradictions ; in other words , that the deluge of which he speaks was not universal . If he did not ...
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... universal flood wrapping all the mountains of the globe in water , in which case the mightiest wind that ever was , or could be dreamed of , could only have laid bare the surface of the land by piling up great hills and precipices of ...
... universal flood wrapping all the mountains of the globe in water , in which case the mightiest wind that ever was , or could be dreamed of , could only have laid bare the surface of the land by piling up great hills and precipices of ...
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