Now if nature should intermit her course, and leave altogether though it were but for a while the observation of her own laws; if those principal and mother elements of the world, whereof all things in this lower world are made, should lose the qualities... The Enquirer - Page 339by William Godwin - 1823 - 411 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1857 - 486 pages
...3Lattn Now, if Nature should intermit her course, and leave altogether, though it were but for awhile, the observation of her own laws ; those principal...lower world are made, should lose the qualities which they now have; if the frame of that heavenly arch erected over our heads should loosen and dissolve... | |
| Henry Drummond - Anti-Catholicism - 1858 - 216 pages
...course, and leave altogether, though it " were but for a while, the observation of her own " laws ; if those principal and mother- elements of " the world,...erected " over our heads should loosen and dissolve itself; " if celestial spheres should forget their wonted " motions, and by irregular volubility turn... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...her course, and leave altogether, though it were for a while, the observation of her own laws ; if those principal and mother elements of the world, whereof all things in this lower world are made, •hould lose the qualities which now they have; if the frame of that heavenly arch erected over our... | |
| Charles Walton Sanders - 1859 - 482 pages
...intermit her course, and leave altogether, though it were for a while, the observation of her own law; if those principal and mother elements of the world,...erected over our heads should loosen and dissolve itself; if celestial spheres should forget their wonted motions, and by irregular volubility turn themselves... | |
| Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...her course, and leave altogether, though it were but for a while, the observation of her own laws; if those principal and mother elements of the world,...erected over our heads should loosen and dissolve itself ; if celestial spheres should forget their wonted motions, and by irregular volubilities turn... | |
| Theodore William Dwight, Columbia University - English language - 1859 - 110 pages
...appointed laws. "What if," says he, "nature should leave for a while the observation of her own laws; if the frame of that heavenly arch erected over our heads should loosen and dissolve itself; if celestial spheres should forget their wonted motions, and turn themselves any way, as it... | |
| Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...course, and leave altogether, though it were but for a while, the observation of her own laws ; if those principal and mother elements of the world,...erected over our heads should loosen and dissolve itself ; if celestial spheres should forget their wonted motions, and by irregular volubilities turn... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...her course, and leave altogether, though it were for a while, the observation of her own laws ; if those principal and mother elements of the world,...erected over our heads should loosen and dissolve itself; if celestial spheres should forget their wonted motions, and by irregular volubility turn themselves... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 766 pages
...her course, and leave altogether, though it were for a while, the observation of her own laws ; if those principal and mother elements of the world,...erected over our heads should loosen and dissolve itself; if celestial spheres should forget their wonted motions, and by irregular volubility turn themselves... | |
| John William Burgon - Bible - 1861 - 584 pages
...which would convict him of talking nonsense? — But this is poetry. Then take Hooker's prose : — " If the frame of that heavenly arch erected over our heads should loosen and dissolve itself; ... if the Moon should wander from her beaten way m," &c. Did Hooker suppose that heaven is... | |
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