Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity,: Collected from the Appearances of NatureR. Faulder, 1811 - 548 |
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... seed contains a particular organization ? Whether a latent plantule with the means of temporary nutri- tion , or whatever else it be , it encloses an or- ganization suited to the germination of a new plant . Has the plant which produced ...
... seed contains a particular organization ? Whether a latent plantule with the means of temporary nutri- tion , or whatever else it be , it encloses an or- ganization suited to the germination of a new plant . Has the plant which produced ...
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... seeds to eggs . Now I say , that the bird has the same concern in the formation of the egg which she lays , as the plant has in that of the seed which it drops ; and no other , nor greater . The in- ternal constitution of the egg is as ...
... seeds to eggs . Now I say , that the bird has the same concern in the formation of the egg which she lays , as the plant has in that of the seed which it drops ; and no other , nor greater . The in- ternal constitution of the egg is as ...
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... seed , no comprehension of the nature or use of what it produces : the bird with respect to its egg , is not above the plant with respect to its seed . Neither the one nor the other bears that sort of relation to what proceeds from them ...
... seed , no comprehension of the nature or use of what it produces : the bird with respect to its egg , is not above the plant with respect to its seed . Neither the one nor the other bears that sort of relation to what proceeds from them ...
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... seed , which is formed by their intervention , than a chisel or a plane does to a table or chair . What then are the filaments , antheræ , and stigmata of plants , but instruments strictly so called ? III . We may advance from animals ...
... seed , which is formed by their intervention , than a chisel or a plane does to a table or chair . What then are the filaments , antheræ , and stigmata of plants , but instruments strictly so called ? III . We may advance from animals ...
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... seeds ; but neither determination could take effect in providing for the sustenance of the birds , if animal bodies and vegetable seeds did not lie within their reach . The peculiar conforma- tion of the bill , and tongue , and claws of ...
... seeds ; but neither determination could take effect in providing for the sustenance of the birds , if animal bodies and vegetable seeds did not lie within their reach . The peculiar conforma- tion of the bill , and tongue , and claws of ...
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Strona 7 - And not less surprised to be informed that the watch in his hand was nothing more than the result of the laws of metallic nature.
Strona 7 - A law presupposes an agent ; for it is only the mode, according .to which an agent proceeds : it implies a power ; for it is the order, according to which that power acts. Without this agent, without this power, which are both distinct from itself, the hue does nothing, is nothing. The expression, " the law of metallic nature...