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... become inactive , and subject to many un- pleasant sensations ; the aged and the weak would perish and what would become of the little infant , if the chilly blasts were not tempered to its delicate limbs ? Oh , unfortunate poor ! ye ...
... become inactive , and subject to many un- pleasant sensations ; the aged and the weak would perish and what would become of the little infant , if the chilly blasts were not tempered to its delicate limbs ? Oh , unfortunate poor ! ye ...
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... become a passion . Allowing that when you meet together nothing passes that can derogate from virtue and good manners , yet such parties may be hurtful by consuming too much of your time , and occasioning the neglect your domestic ...
... become a passion . Allowing that when you meet together nothing passes that can derogate from virtue and good manners , yet such parties may be hurtful by consuming too much of your time , and occasioning the neglect your domestic ...
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... become more and more devoted to the exercise of our duties as Christians , as parents , and ci- tizens ; whilst we shun those fleeting pleasures which so easily allure us from the path of rectitude , and di- minsh our zeal for good ...
... become more and more devoted to the exercise of our duties as Christians , as parents , and ci- tizens ; whilst we shun those fleeting pleasures which so easily allure us from the path of rectitude , and di- minsh our zeal for good ...
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... become a thick fur , capable of pre- serving them from the severity of the season . When cold renders a place of security requisite , other species of animals find retreats ; some under the bark of trees , others in the crevices of old ...
... become a thick fur , capable of pre- serving them from the severity of the season . When cold renders a place of security requisite , other species of animals find retreats ; some under the bark of trees , others in the crevices of old ...
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Christoph Christian Sturm. Nature reposes during the Winter . 31 fail , or become excessively enhanced in price ; grain , potatoes , & c . if not well covered , are spoiled , and plants and trees die . Many animals perish from cold or ...
Christoph Christian Sturm. Nature reposes during the Winter . 31 fail , or become excessively enhanced in price ; grain , potatoes , & c . if not well covered , are spoiled , and plants and trees die . Many animals perish from cold or ...
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Page 314 - Who knoweth not in all these That the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.
Page 82 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Page 81 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Page 227 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Page 38 - And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good : and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
Page 82 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Page 81 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
Page 82 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to divide the day from the night...
Page 256 - The eyes of all wait upon thee ; And thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Page 40 - He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth...