The works of Charles Kingsley, Volume 191880 |
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... mind , if he belong to the coal districts of Scotland , that the " stones in the wall " there belong to much older rocks than those " New Red Sandstones " of which this book treats ; and that the coal measures of Scotland , with the ...
... mind , if he belong to the coal districts of Scotland , that the " stones in the wall " there belong to much older rocks than those " New Red Sandstones " of which this book treats ; and that the coal measures of Scotland , with the ...
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... it , or something like enough to it to make it seem to him probable , or at least possible . So , and so only , will he become a scientific man , and a good geologist ; and acquire that habit of mind by which alone he can 4 TOWN GEOLOGY .
... it , or something like enough to it to make it seem to him probable , or at least possible . So , and so only , will he become a scientific man , and a good geologist ; and acquire that habit of mind by which alone he can 4 TOWN GEOLOGY .
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... mind , and settle it in your hearts , that you will learn no branch of science soundly , so as to master it , and be able to make use of it , unless you acquire that habit and method of mind which I am trying to teach you in this book ...
... mind , and settle it in your hearts , that you will learn no branch of science soundly , so as to master it , and be able to make use of it , unless you acquire that habit and method of mind which I am trying to teach you in this book ...
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... mind than a good laugh ; and the man who can play most heartily when he has a chance of playing is generally the man ... minds , and their hearts healthy and pure by going out into the country at odd hours , and making collections of ...
... mind than a good laugh ; and the man who can play most heartily when he has a chance of playing is generally the man ... minds , and their hearts healthy and pure by going out into the country at odd hours , and making collections of ...
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... mind , of which I shall speak presently , the gain of mere facts , the increased knowledge of this planet on which we live , is very valuable just now ; valuable certainly to all who do not wish their children and their younger brothers ...
... mind , of which I shall speak presently , the gain of mere facts , the increased knowledge of this planet on which we live , is very valuable just now ; valuable certainly to all who do not wish their children and their younger brothers ...
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Página 284 - I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Página 318 - While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.
Página 9 - Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness grinds he all.
Página 17 - Iron sharpeneth iron ; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Página 323 - My substance, was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes, did see my substance, yet being imperfect ; and, in thy book, all my members, were written, which, in continuance, were fashioned, when, as yet, there was none of them.
Página 213 - As a huge stone is sometimes seen to lie Couched on the bald top of an eminence; Wonder to all who do the same espy, By what means it could thither come, and whence; So that it seems a thing endued with sense : Like a sea-beast crawled forth, that on a shelf Of rock or sand reposeth, there to sun itself...
Página 253 - No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Página 283 - Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Página 305 - For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things which are made, even his eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.
Página 285 - Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.