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... became useless , while others were rendered disgusting and poisonous . Consequently the longevity of the Antediluvians cannot be justly attribu- ted to the second cause given . 9. As to the opinion , that the long lives of those men ...
... became useless , while others were rendered disgusting and poisonous . Consequently the longevity of the Antediluvians cannot be justly attribu- ted to the second cause given . 9. As to the opinion , that the long lives of those men ...
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... became only a monument of their folly and weakness . 5. Though the descendants of Noah were at this time exceedingly numerous , yet they spoke the same language . In order , therefore , to render their under- taking ineffectual , and to ...
... became only a monument of their folly and weakness . 5. Though the descendants of Noah were at this time exceedingly numerous , yet they spoke the same language . In order , therefore , to render their under- taking ineffectual , and to ...
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... of her husband , she became de- termined to eclipse his glory , by building a city that should surpass Nineveh . This she attempted in en- larging and rendering magnificent the city of Babylon ; and 26 THE ASSYRIANS . THE ASSYRIANS. ...
... of her husband , she became de- termined to eclipse his glory , by building a city that should surpass Nineveh . This she attempted in en- larging and rendering magnificent the city of Babylon ; and 26 THE ASSYRIANS . THE ASSYRIANS. ...
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... became themselves , in a measure , distinct and independent nations . 7. Babylon , like Nineveh , soon fell into the hands of its enemies . In the year of the world 3466 , Cyrus the king of Persia , took the city of Babylon , by turning ...
... became themselves , in a measure , distinct and independent nations . 7. Babylon , like Nineveh , soon fell into the hands of its enemies . In the year of the world 3466 , Cyrus the king of Persia , took the city of Babylon , by turning ...
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... became the most fa- mous for tillage , of any people in the world . The shepherds also followed the same vocation from one generation to another , and consequently attained to great skill in pastoral concerns , endeavouring to vie with ...
... became the most fa- mous for tillage , of any people in the world . The shepherds also followed the same vocation from one generation to another , and consequently attained to great skill in pastoral concerns , endeavouring to vie with ...
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Page 22 - Tis pleasant, through the loopholes of retreat, To peep at such a world ; to see the stir Of the great Babel, and not feel the crowd ; To hear the roar she sends through all her gates At a safe distance, where the dying sound Falls a soft murmur on the uninjured ear.
Page 162 - And ye five other wan'dring fires that move In- mystic dance, not without song, resound His praise, who out of darkness call'd up light. Air, and ye elements, the eldest birth Of nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform, and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaaelew change Vary to our great MAKER still new praise.
Page 161 - Fairest of stars, last in the train of night, If better thou belong not to the dawn, Sure pledge of day, that crown'st the smiling morn With thy bright circlet, praise him in thy sphere While day arises, that sweet hour of prime.
Page 336 - As human nature's broadest, foulest blot, Chains him, and tasks him, and exacts his sweat With stripes, that Mercy with a bleeding heart Weeps, when she sees inflicted on a beast. Then what is man ? And what man, seeing this, And having human feelings, does not blush, And hang his head, to think himself a man...
Page 359 - Lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 Solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms Than reign in this horrible place. 1 am out of humanity's reach, I must finish my journey alone, Never hear the sweet music of speech, I start at the sound of my own. The beasts that roam over the plain, My form with indifference see, They are so unacquainted with man, Their tameness is shocking to me.
Page 359 - I AM monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute, From the centre all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute. 0 solitude ! where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face ? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
Page 335 - OH for a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumour of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more.
Page 104 - Natures ethereal, human, angel, man, Beast, bird, fish, insect, what no eye can see, No glass can reach; from Infinite to thee, From thee to nothing.
Page 233 - In full-blown dignity, see Wolsey stand, Law in his voice, and fortune in his hand : To him the church, the realm, their powers consign, Through him the rays of regal bounty shine, Turn'd by his nod the stream of honour flows, His smile alone security bestows : Still to new heights his restless wishes tower, Claim leads to claim, and power advances power ; Till conquest unresisted ceased to please, And rights, submitted, left him none to seize.
Page 105 - Cease then, nor order imperfection name : our proper bliss depends on what we blame : know thy own point : this kind, this due degree of blindness, weakness, Heaven bestows on thee : submit.