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... seeds , and particularly that of the sun - flower , which he dexterously holds upright between his claws , and strikes powerfully with his sharp little bill , till the black covering splits , and yields its white contents to the hammer ...
... seeds , and particularly that of the sun - flower , which he dexterously holds upright between his claws , and strikes powerfully with his sharp little bill , till the black covering splits , and yields its white contents to the hammer ...
Page 99
... seeds , exceed- ing in number all other plants ; an exemption made in their case apparently , that not one of them may be destroyed or prevented accomplishing the object in view , viz . , the extension of the vegetable covering of the ...
... seeds , exceed- ing in number all other plants ; an exemption made in their case apparently , that not one of them may be destroyed or prevented accomplishing the object in view , viz . , the extension of the vegetable covering of the ...
Page 165
... very extensive and valuable . The circumstance which is , perhaps , most striking in the mode of propagation by seeds , is the apparent anxiety for their production in the means adopted . This is THE PERPETUATION OF PLANTS . 165.
... very extensive and valuable . The circumstance which is , perhaps , most striking in the mode of propagation by seeds , is the apparent anxiety for their production in the means adopted . This is THE PERPETUATION OF PLANTS . 165.
Page 166
... seeds ; or , if noting it , we still know that there is before us a being destined to a life of so many centuries , that we scarcely think of its death , or of the necessity of a system of perpetuation . It is in the biennial and the ...
... seeds ; or , if noting it , we still know that there is before us a being destined to a life of so many centuries , that we scarcely think of its death , or of the necessity of a system of perpetuation . It is in the biennial and the ...
Page 167
... seeds . In a certain sense , indeed , the flower is a superfluity , an example of gratuitous beauty , while it also contains provisions for the feeding of insects ; yet with these are always combined some uses for the seed itself , as ...
... seeds . In a certain sense , indeed , the flower is a superfluity , an example of gratuitous beauty , while it also contains provisions for the feeding of insects ; yet with these are always combined some uses for the seed itself , as ...
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Page 201 - But ye are come unto Mount Zion ; and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem ; and to an innumerable company of angels ; to the general assembly and church of the first-born, which are written in heaven ; and to God, the Judge of all; and to the spirits of just men made perfect...
Page 19 - Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
Page 39 - O joy! that in our embers Is something that doth live, That nature yet remembers What was so fugitive!
Page 67 - That not to know at large of things remote From use, obscure and subtle, but to know That which before us lies in daily life, Is the prime wisdom...
Page 121 - AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint ; 2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which
Page 284 - And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Page 89 - Bless the LORD, ye his angels, That excel in strength, that do his commandments, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Page 194 - Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are the ways of them, who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well ; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from strength to strength ; every one of them in Zion appeareth before God.
Page 19 - Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If this man were not of God, he could do nothing . They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us?
Page 60 - And these signs shall follow them that believe; in my name they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.