Testimonies to the Most High, drawn from the books of nature and revelation, by the author of 'Sunday evenings at home'.Duffy, 1861 - 209 pages |
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... Solar Systems , Astronomical Evidence , Plurality of Worlds , & c . , CHAPTER XVI . Sidereal Evidence ( continued ) -The Lactean Way - Fixed Stars-- Comets - Harmony of the Spheres -- Nocturnal View of the Heavens . CHAPTER XVII ...
... Solar Systems , Astronomical Evidence , Plurality of Worlds , & c . , CHAPTER XVI . Sidereal Evidence ( continued ) -The Lactean Way - Fixed Stars-- Comets - Harmony of the Spheres -- Nocturnal View of the Heavens . CHAPTER XVII ...
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... solar light's representative among Oriental pagans ) , a molten effigy was raised , by a prince of David's house , on mount Olivet . Before their destruction by Josias , " Judah's kings appointed soothsayers to burn incense to Baal ...
... solar light's representative among Oriental pagans ) , a molten effigy was raised , by a prince of David's house , on mount Olivet . Before their destruction by Josias , " Judah's kings appointed soothsayers to burn incense to Baal ...
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... solar orb , and the four elements , were , also , it appears , among Erin's false divinities . In Gaul and Britain , druidism unquestionably prevailed . With regard to the Deity's true nature , if civilized nations were so mentally in ...
... solar orb , and the four elements , were , also , it appears , among Erin's false divinities . In Gaul and Britain , druidism unquestionably prevailed . With regard to the Deity's true nature , if civilized nations were so mentally in ...
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... solar god Osiris . Similar floating divinities and hydraulic shrines , it is said , may still be seen in the Indian Archipelago . To this notion a poetess alludes in the following lines : - ' Bright lily of the wave , Rising in fearless ...
... solar god Osiris . Similar floating divinities and hydraulic shrines , it is said , may still be seen in the Indian Archipelago . To this notion a poetess alludes in the following lines : - ' Bright lily of the wave , Rising in fearless ...
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... which comprehends the " disjuncta membra " of nature's cathedral , and which is partially hidden by uprising vapours and mists . As they melt and vanish before the solar luminary let TESTIMONIES TO THE MOST HIGH . 39.
... which comprehends the " disjuncta membra " of nature's cathedral , and which is partially hidden by uprising vapours and mists . As they melt and vanish before the solar luminary let TESTIMONIES TO THE MOST HIGH . 39.
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