History of Vermont, Natural, Civil, and StatisticalFor the author, by C. Goodrich, 1842 - Natural history |
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... trees , or into some hollow tree , where they remain in a torpid state and without food until the return of warm weather in the spring . The female pro- duces her young during her hibernation and has from one to five at a litter , but ...
... trees , or into some hollow tree , where they remain in a torpid state and without food until the return of warm weather in the spring . The female pro- duces her young during her hibernation and has from one to five at a litter , but ...
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... trees , clinging upon their necks with their sharp claws and opening their jugular veins and drinking their blood . Sheep and lambs have sometimes been destroyed by them in this state . This animal is found in large numbers in the ...
... trees , clinging upon their necks with their sharp claws and opening their jugular veins and drinking their blood . Sheep and lambs have sometimes been destroyed by them in this state . This animal is found in large numbers in the ...
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... tree , crouching up- on the body of his friend , and apparently meditating an attack on himself . Instant- ly he levelled his rifle at the beast , and was so fortunate as to wound it mortally , when it fell to the ground along with the ...
... tree , crouching up- on the body of his friend , and apparently meditating an attack on himself . Instant- ly he levelled his rifle at the beast , and was so fortunate as to wound it mortally , when it fell to the ground along with the ...
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... trees which exceed 5 or 6 inches in diameter , and they always leave the top of the stump in the form of a cone . They gnaw all round the tree , but direct its fall by cutting one side higher than the other . The weight of a full grown ...
... trees which exceed 5 or 6 inches in diameter , and they always leave the top of the stump in the form of a cone . They gnaw all round the tree , but direct its fall by cutting one side higher than the other . The weight of a full grown ...
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... trees , or in the hollows of old trees , and in these they spend most of their time during the win- ter , leaving them only to visit their de- positories of food for the purpose of ob- taining a supply . This is one of the most active ...
... trees , or in the hollows of old trees , and in these they spend most of their time during the win- ter , leaving them only to visit their de- positories of food for the purpose of ob- taining a supply . This is one of the most active ...
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Page 182 - Original sin standeth not in the following of Adam — as the Pelagians do vainly talk — but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam ; whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is of his own nature inclined to evil, so that the Flesh lusteth always contrary to the Spirit; and therefore, in every person born into this world, it deserveth God's wrath and damnation.
Page 110 - ... be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Page 109 - ... nor can any man who acknowledges the being of a God, be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of his religious sentiments, or peculiar mode of religious worship; and that no authority can, or ought to be vested in, or assumed by any power whatever, that shall in any case Interfere with, or in any manner control the right of conscience in the free exercise of religious worship.
Page 182 - HOLY Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation : so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an Article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.
Page 183 - The Romish Doctrine concerning Purgatory, Pardons, Worshipping and Adoration, as well of Images as of Relics, and also Invocation of Saints, is a fond thing, vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the Word of God.
Page 182 - The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 183 - The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper is Faith.
Page 109 - Every person is entitled to a certain remedy in the laws for all injuries, or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property, or character ; he ought to obtain justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it, completely and without denial, promptly and without delay, conformably to the laws.
Page 190 - ... ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh a reason of the hope that is in us; so there may be occasions when it will highly become us to do it.
Page 106 - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies, where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America in general.