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... passed in his voyage towards Prince's Island , the ship seemed to be sailing on a sea of milk . In order to discover the cause of such an ap- pearance , a bag , having its mouth distended by a hoop , was kept overboard , and by means of ...
... passed in his voyage towards Prince's Island , the ship seemed to be sailing on a sea of milk . In order to discover the cause of such an ap- pearance , a bag , having its mouth distended by a hoop , was kept overboard , and by means of ...
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... Passing now from these all - important considerations , it may be remarked , that larger creatures than those already referred to , yet residing in the waters , are sometimes luminous . Thus Pliny , a very celebrated Roman philosopher ...
... Passing now from these all - important considerations , it may be remarked , that larger creatures than those already referred to , yet residing in the waters , are sometimes luminous . Thus Pliny , a very celebrated Roman philosopher ...
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... passed over , though it was as dark as pitch , the boat was actually illuminated with shoals of moving lights , that played around us in the most singular manner , every fish being encircled with a bright halo . " In our own country ...
... passed over , though it was as dark as pitch , the boat was actually illuminated with shoals of moving lights , that played around us in the most singular manner , every fish being encircled with a bright halo . " In our own country ...
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... passed from the dark and turbulent waves of the Atlantic , to the calm and gentle waters of the Mediterranean , states , that while the day presented pleasing objects , others equally lovely ap- peared at night , in the glittering ...
... passed from the dark and turbulent waves of the Atlantic , to the calm and gentle waters of the Mediterranean , states , that while the day presented pleasing objects , others equally lovely ap- peared at night , in the glittering ...
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... passed behind these , and reappeared at inter- vals , tinging their skirts with a bright orange light , and it finally set in the north - west , among the mountains of Sardinia . Nothing , it is said , could exceed the bland yet ...
... passed behind these , and reappeared at inter- vals , tinging their skirts with a bright orange light , and it finally set in the north - west , among the mountains of Sardinia . Nothing , it is said , could exceed the bland yet ...
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Page 88 - Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Page 29 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty ! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair: thyself how wondrous then, Unspeakable ! who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 9 - Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God. But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore : ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Page 133 - Now the Lord is that Spirit : and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Page 29 - ... ascend, Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise. Ye that in waters glide, and ye that walk The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep, Witness if I be silent, morn or even, To hill, or valley, fountain, or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song, and taught his praise. Hail, universal Lord! be bounteous still To give us only good; and, if the night Have gathered aught of evil or concealed. Disperse it, as now light dispels the dark!
Page 3 - I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation : and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Page 41 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Page 80 - O'er mountain, tower, and town, Or, mirrored in the ocean vast, A thousand fathoms down ! As fresh in yon horizon dark, As young thy beauties seem. As when the eagle from the ark First sported in thy beam. For, faithful to its sacred page, Heaven still rebuilds thy span • Nor lets the type grow pale with age That first spoke peace to man.
Page 54 - The hand that gave it, still supplies The gracious light and heat ; His truths upon the nations rise, They rise, but never set. 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day.
Page 155 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.