College Readings in English ProseFrank William Scott, Jacob Zeitlin |
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Page 237
... nature was a constant presence , man an infrequent one ) , it consists of a complex of attitudes directed largely toward nature , only slightly toward man . Nature alone is not , of course , the universe ; and it is our relation to the ...
... nature was a constant presence , man an infrequent one ) , it consists of a complex of attitudes directed largely toward nature , only slightly toward man . Nature alone is not , of course , the universe ; and it is our relation to the ...
Page 238
... nature , but with getting on nature's side . If only we could farm so that the corn would miss the frost but get all the sunshine and would be ready for rain or drought when either came . What we needed was intelligence ; knowledge was ...
... nature , but with getting on nature's side . If only we could farm so that the corn would miss the frost but get all the sunshine and would be ready for rain or drought when either came . What we needed was intelligence ; knowledge was ...
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... Nature . Whatever may be men's speculative doctrines , it is quite certain that every intelligent person guides his life and risks his fortune upon the belief that the order of Nature is constant , and that the chain of natural ...
... Nature . Whatever may be men's speculative doctrines , it is quite certain that every intelligent person guides his life and risks his fortune upon the belief that the order of Nature is constant , and that the chain of natural ...
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