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... Nature never wears a mean appearance . Neither docs the wisest man extort her secret , and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection Nature never became a toy to a wise spirit . The flowers , the animals , the mountains ...
... Nature never wears a mean appearance . Neither docs the wisest man extort her secret , and lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection Nature never became a toy to a wise spirit . The flowers , the animals , the mountains ...
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... nature conspire . A noble doubt perpetually suggests itself , -whether this end be not the Final Cause of the Universe ; and whether nature outwardly exists . It is a sufficient account of that Appearance we call the World , that God ...
... nature conspire . A noble doubt perpetually suggests itself , -whether this end be not the Final Cause of the Universe ; and whether nature outwardly exists . It is a sufficient account of that Appearance we call the World , that God ...
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... nature as phenomenon , not a sub- stance ; to attribute necessary existence to spirit ; to esteem nature as an accident and an effect . To the senses and the unrenewed understanding , belongs a sort of instinctive belief in the absolute ...
... nature as phenomenon , not a sub- stance ; to attribute necessary existence to spirit ; to esteem nature as an accident and an effect . To the senses and the unrenewed understanding , belongs a sort of instinctive belief in the absolute ...
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