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Page ii
... tree ; that miseltoe is bred upon trees , from seeds which birds let fall thereon ; of the rose of Jericho , that flowereth every year upon Christmas Eve ; of Glastonbury thorn ; that Sferra Cavallo hath a power to break or loosen iron ...
... tree ; that miseltoe is bred upon trees , from seeds which birds let fall thereon ; of the rose of Jericho , that flowereth every year upon Christmas Eve ; of Glastonbury thorn ; that Sferra Cavallo hath a power to break or loosen iron ...
Page xvi
... trees , without con- junction ; " and had lately declared , that " the whole world was made for man , but only the twelfth part of man for woman ; " and , that " man is the whole world , but woman only the rib or crooked part of man ...
... trees , without con- junction ; " and had lately declared , that " the whole world was made for man , but only the twelfth part of man for woman ; " and , that " man is the whole world , but woman only the rib or crooked part of man ...
Page xlvii
... tree , there groweth at Depeham in Norfolk , ten miles from Norwich , whose measure is this : -The compass , in the least part of the trunk or body , about two yards from the ground , is at least eight yards and a half ; about the root ...
... tree , there groweth at Depeham in Norfolk , ten miles from Norwich , whose measure is this : -The compass , in the least part of the trunk or body , about two yards from the ground , is at least eight yards and a half ; about the root ...
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... Tree . The remaining Works of that incom- parable prelate , Joseph Hall , D.D. late Lord Bishop of Norwich . With some Specialities of Divine Providence in his Life , noted by his own hand . Together with his Hard Measure , written also ...
... Tree . The remaining Works of that incom- parable prelate , Joseph Hall , D.D. late Lord Bishop of Norwich . With some Specialities of Divine Providence in his Life , noted by his own hand . Together with his Hard Measure , written also ...
Page lxiv
... for the majors returne , drinking and tobacconing as freely as if it had turne'd alehouse . " The Shaking of the Olive Tree , & c . p . 63 . to Norwich for revision . On the 7th of September lxiv SUPPLEMENTARY MEMOIR .
... for the majors returne , drinking and tobacconing as freely as if it had turne'd alehouse . " The Shaking of the Olive Tree , & c . p . 63 . to Norwich for revision . On the 7th of September lxiv SUPPLEMENTARY MEMOIR .
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Page xxxviii - Hermes, or unsphere The spirit of Plato to unfold What worlds, or what vast regions, hold The immortal mind that hath forsook Her mansion in this fleshly nook...
Page 348 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Page 31 - Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, and saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down ; for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Page 433 - So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.