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Pagina 13
... principle of classification for them . I have studied them so attentively that I can distinguish the Eu- ropean species by a single scale ; but this not from any definite character , but rather by a kind of instinct . Prof. Valenciennes ...
... principle of classification for them . I have studied them so attentively that I can distinguish the Eu- ropean species by a single scale ; but this not from any definite character , but rather by a kind of instinct . Prof. Valenciennes ...
Pagina 14
... principle , not only to the distribution of plants ac- cording to latitude , but also according to vertical elevation above the surface of the earth in the same latitudes . Thus an eleva- tion of fourteen thousand feet under the tropics ...
... principle , not only to the distribution of plants ac- cording to latitude , but also according to vertical elevation above the surface of the earth in the same latitudes . Thus an eleva- tion of fourteen thousand feet under the tropics ...
Pagina 30
... principles of Cuvier , the foundation of all natural clas- sifications ; and undoubtedly his researches and those of ... principle will doubtless regulate , in the main , our farther efforts . " - p . 191 . This principle Cuvier has ...
... principles of Cuvier , the foundation of all natural clas- sifications ; and undoubtedly his researches and those of ... principle will doubtless regulate , in the main , our farther efforts . " - p . 191 . This principle Cuvier has ...
Pagina 31
This principle Cuvier has successfully applied to the general divisions of the animal kingdom , and to subor- dinate groups . But it fails as a principle of subordina- tion among the several groups . It is evident enough , too , that he ...
This principle Cuvier has successfully applied to the general divisions of the animal kingdom , and to subor- dinate groups . But it fails as a principle of subordina- tion among the several groups . It is evident enough , too , that he ...
Pagina 32
... principle applied to the other batra- chians , Mr. Agassiz infers that those which never lose the tail are to be ranked lower than those which become tail- less quadrupeds , " and that the retaining of the gills in- dicates a lower ...
... principle applied to the other batra- chians , Mr. Agassiz infers that those which never lose the tail are to be ranked lower than those which become tail- less quadrupeds , " and that the retaining of the gills in- dicates a lower ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 149 - The heavens declare the glory of God: And the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge.
Pagina 227 - Every one therefore who shall confess me before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
Pagina 77 - The primal duties shine aloft — like stars; The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless, Are scattered at the feet of Man — like flowers.
Pagina 165 - God ! if my course were not stopped by this sea, " I would still go on, to the unknown kingdoms " of the West, preaching the unity of thy holy " name, and putting to the sword the rebellious " nations who worship any other gods than " thee *." Yet this Mahometan Alexander, who sighed for new worlds, was unable to preserve his recent conquests.
Pagina 78 - My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
Pagina 152 - For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak.
Pagina 30 - Burke, appeared the finest gentleman of the age, his form developed by every manly exercise, his face beaming with intelligence and spirit, the ingenious, the chivalrous, the high-souled Windham. Nor, though surrounded by such men, did the youngest manager pass unnoticed. At an age when most of those who...
Pagina 245 - Why art thou so vexed, O my soul : and why art thou so disquieted within me ? O put thy trust in God : for I will yet thank Him, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.
Pagina 35 - ... way the House of Commons may be chosen, some able men will be chosen in that way who would not be chosen in any other way. If there were a law that the hundred tallest men in England should be Members of Parliament, there would probably be some able men among those who would come into the House by virtue of this law. If the hundred persons whose names stand first in the alphabetical list of the Court Guide were made Members of Parliament, there would probably be able men among them.