Bertha's Visit to Her Uncle in England, Volume 3J. Murray, 1830 - Children |
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... sand of the parched plains in South Ame- rica , the animals , who are always tormented by thirst , discover it at a great distance , and notwith- standing its formidable prickles , greedily suck the refreshing juice with which it ...
... sand of the parched plains in South Ame- rica , the animals , who are always tormented by thirst , discover it at a great distance , and notwith- standing its formidable prickles , greedily suck the refreshing juice with which it ...
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... sand reach the river , where they subside to the bottom , and form allu- vial flats , and push out the deltas which may be seen at the mouths of almost every river . Some of the prodigious deltas made by the great rivers of the ...
... sand reach the river , where they subside to the bottom , and form allu- vial flats , and push out the deltas which may be seen at the mouths of almost every river . Some of the prodigious deltas made by the great rivers of the ...
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... sand is thrown up by the surf ; at every reflux of the tide , it becomes partially dried ; the winds blow it higher up , and thus ranges of sand- hills are formed parallel to the beach . They en- croach on the land so rapidly , that ...
... sand is thrown up by the surf ; at every reflux of the tide , it becomes partially dried ; the winds blow it higher up , and thus ranges of sand- hills are formed parallel to the beach . They en- croach on the land so rapidly , that ...
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... sand . This sand has , in some degree , been fixed by the numerous branches of the forest - trees which it has en- veloped , and which are spread over the surface as well as beneath it , like a net - work of roots . Both the branches ...
... sand . This sand has , in some degree , been fixed by the numerous branches of the forest - trees which it has en- veloped , and which are spread over the surface as well as beneath it , like a net - work of roots . Both the branches ...
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... sand : how far they reach beneath it I cannot say , but there were two or three as thick as my body . They all appear to belong to the same species of tree , though of what family I do not think our present know- ledge of the ...
... sand : how far they reach beneath it I cannot say , but there were two or three as thick as my body . They all appear to belong to the same species of tree , though of what family I do not think our present know- ledge of the ...
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Page 39 - Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.
Page 152 - For from the top of the rocks I see him, And from the hills I behold him: Lo, the people shall dwell alone, And shall not be reckoned among the nations.
Page 54 - Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
Page 198 - His counsel, confirmed it by an oath ; that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the Hope set before us...
Page 20 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page 91 - The LORD shall bring" thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto .a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
Page 55 - 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.
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Page 20 - Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord : And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength : this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.