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Page 123
... that some parts of the carth and its inhabitants appear younger than others ;
thus the greater height of the mountains of America seems to shew that continent
to be less ancient thau Europe , Asia , and Africa ; as their summits bave been
less ...
... that some parts of the carth and its inhabitants appear younger than others ;
thus the greater height of the mountains of America seems to shew that continent
to be less ancient thau Europe , Asia , and Africa ; as their summits bave been
less ...
Page 352
It has been said , at the beginning of the preceding chapter , that the variety of
sounds arises from three causes principally , viz . ist , from the greater or less
frequency of the vibrations ; 2dly , from the quantity , force or momentum of the ...
It has been said , at the beginning of the preceding chapter , that the variety of
sounds arises from three causes principally , viz . ist , from the greater or less
frequency of the vibrations ; 2dly , from the quantity , force or momentum of the ...
Page 366
... he must de pend for his comfortable reception in society , -- are , in his eyes ,
not less precious than existence : to vilify , then , the moral or intellectual merits of
an individual without a cause , cannot be justified by any law , human or divine .
... he must de pend for his comfortable reception in society , -- are , in his eyes ,
not less precious than existence : to vilify , then , the moral or intellectual merits of
an individual without a cause , cannot be justified by any law , human or divine .
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