A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature...T. Wilson and Son, 1808 |
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... c . CHAP . XIV . Animals CHAP . XV . Quadrupeds in general , compared to Man 258 268 275 297 .... 309 318 327 335 ...... 345 362 375 386 398 16 JY 62 PREFACE . NATURAL HISTORY , considered in its utmost extent iv CONTENTS .
... c . CHAP . XIV . Animals CHAP . XV . Quadrupeds in general , compared to Man 258 268 275 297 .... 309 318 327 335 ...... 345 362 375 386 398 16 JY 62 PREFACE . NATURAL HISTORY , considered in its utmost extent iv CONTENTS .
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Oliver Goldsmith. PREFACE . NATURAL HISTORY , considered in its utmost extent , comprehends two objects . First , that of discovering , ascer- taining , and naming all the various productions of Nature . Secondly , that of describing the ...
Oliver Goldsmith. PREFACE . NATURAL HISTORY , considered in its utmost extent , comprehends two objects . First , that of discovering , ascer- taining , and naming all the various productions of Nature . Secondly , that of describing the ...
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... considered as a dictionary in the study of Nature . The ancients , however , who have all written most delightfully on this subject , seem entirely to have rejected those humble and mechanical helps to science . They contented ...
... considered as a dictionary in the study of Nature . The ancients , however , who have all written most delightfully on this subject , seem entirely to have rejected those humble and mechanical helps to science . They contented ...
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... considered as one vast mansion , where man has been admitted to enjoy , to admire , and to be grateful . The first desires of savage nature are merely to gratify the importunities of sensual appetite , and to neglect the contemplation ...
... considered as one vast mansion , where man has been admitted to enjoy , to admire , and to be grateful . The first desires of savage nature are merely to gratify the importunities of sensual appetite , and to neglect the contemplation ...
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... considered as substances entirely terrene . But it is otherwise with the inquirer after Nature , who finds them , not only in shape but in sub- stance , every way resembling those that are bred in the sea ; and he , therefore , is at a ...
... considered as substances entirely terrene . But it is otherwise with the inquirer after Nature , who finds them , not only in shape but in sub- stance , every way resembling those that are bred in the sea ; and he , therefore , is at a ...
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