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Page 175 - Since it is the understanding that sets man above the rest of sensible beings, and gives him all the advantage and dominion which he has over them; it is certainly a subject, even for its nobleness, worth our labour to inquire into.
Page 71 - Their sea songs are full of them; they firmly believe their existence : and honest Jack Tar shall be more frightened at a glimmering of the moon upon the tackling of the ship, than he would be if a Frenchman was to clap a blunderbuss to 530 his head.
Page 197 - The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself. God I thank thee, that 1 am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
Page 187 - ... between ; a vacuum is made, or the air is exhausted from its throat, by a power in the lungs ; nevertheless the pressure of the air remains still upon the outside of the dug of the mother, and by these two causes together the milk is forced into the mouth of the young one. But a hedge-hog has no such mouth as to be able to contain the teat of a cow ; therefore any vacuum which is caused in its own throat cannot be communicated to the milk in the dug. And if he is able to procure no other food...
Page 187 - ... the outside of the dug of the mother, and by these two causes together the milk is forced into the mouth of the young one. But a hedgehog has no such mouth as to be able to contain the teat of a cow ; therefore any vacuum which is caused in its own throat cannot be communicated to the milk in the dug. And if he is able to procure no other food but what he can get by sucking cows in the night, there is likely to be a vacuum in his stomach too ! " — " New Catalogue of Vulgar Errors," by Stephen...
Page 133 - Of flutes, and foft recorders ; fuch as rais'd To height of nobleft temper Heroes old Arming to battel ; and...
Page 198 - The publican, ftanding afar off, would not fo much as lift up his eyes to heaven ; but fmote upon his breafl, faying, God be merciful to me a finner.
Page 89 - Reader, when thou doft pefufe this Book, I would have thee fenfible of the intrinfic Value of Truth ; one fingle Page of this ineftimable Commodity, is worth a Thoufand Volumes of Lies. I do not intend to impofe upon thee, and lead thee aftray, and laugh at thee afterwards ; even as the Egyptian Priefts of old did...
Page 89 - Onions ; arid yet, we have Accounts, that if the Priefts of thofe Times did fix their Eyes upon a good Crop of thofe Vegetables, they could very eafily rank them amongft the Number of their Gods; and, by that Means, render them M ununlawful to be handled by any one, ex* cept themfelves.