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Page 33
... means of a row of long spines that fringes the leaves , they pre- vent his escape . The more active the struggles of the captive , the closer grows the hold of the leaf , and speedily destroys him . The plant appears to derive nutri ...
... means of a row of long spines that fringes the leaves , they pre- vent his escape . The more active the struggles of the captive , the closer grows the hold of the leaf , and speedily destroys him . The plant appears to derive nutri ...
Page 37
... means of the flint it contains . Silex is the chief ingredient in quartz rock , which is so widely diffused over the earth , and enters into the composition of most of the precious stones . The ruby , the emerald , the topaz , the ...
... means of the flint it contains . Silex is the chief ingredient in quartz rock , which is so widely diffused over the earth , and enters into the composition of most of the precious stones . The ruby , the emerald , the topaz , the ...
Page 38
... means to an infinite number of ends is one of the most en- chanting . We endeavor to explain by chemical laws the reduction of the mate- rials which earth and air furnish , to a form in which they can be appropriated by the tree ; by ...
... means to an infinite number of ends is one of the most en- chanting . We endeavor to explain by chemical laws the reduction of the mate- rials which earth and air furnish , to a form in which they can be appropriated by the tree ; by ...
Page 50
... means of accom- plishing results that none but men who are known to be really rich can com- mand . He , therefore , now quitted all vul- gar associations , and determined not to outrage any of the virtues , except under varnish ...
... means of accom- plishing results that none but men who are known to be really rich can com- mand . He , therefore , now quitted all vul- gar associations , and determined not to outrage any of the virtues , except under varnish ...
Page 69
... means of a profusion of drawings , models , showy experiments , and other expedients ad- dressing the mind so strongly through the eye . While these might be allow- able in popular lectures , before audiences lacking in early ...
... means of a profusion of drawings , models , showy experiments , and other expedients ad- dressing the mind so strongly through the eye . While these might be allow- able in popular lectures , before audiences lacking in early ...
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