An Investigation of the Theories of the Natural History of ManBaker & Scribner, 1848 - 739 pages |
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... appear in its present form . The original design was only to write a review of the principles and reasonings of the two eminent works of Lawrence and Prichard ; but my protracted indisposition , and consequent long confinement , gave me ...
... appear in its present form . The original design was only to write a review of the principles and reasonings of the two eminent works of Lawrence and Prichard ; but my protracted indisposition , and consequent long confinement , gave me ...
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... vast , and the objects to be exhibited rich and varied . Although specific differences appear , on the face of the statement , to be objects of primary importance , they are , in fact , subordinate to 44 SUBJECTS PROPOSED TO BE EXAMINED .
... vast , and the objects to be exhibited rich and varied . Although specific differences appear , on the face of the statement , to be objects of primary importance , they are , in fact , subordinate to 44 SUBJECTS PROPOSED TO BE EXAMINED .
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... appear to point to a race of human beings , prior to the creation of Adam and Eve . The question may be asked , if there were human beings created before Adam and Eve , why did God create Adam and Eve ? Whether such a question should be ...
... appear to point to a race of human beings , prior to the creation of Adam and Eve . The question may be asked , if there were human beings created before Adam and Eve , why did God create Adam and Eve ? Whether such a question should be ...
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... appears to be so highly improbable , that we should rather suppose that China , pressed by popu- lation , or the intestine wars which prevailed about Confucius's time , poured forth the surplus from her own NOMENCLATURE EXAMINED . 69.
... appears to be so highly improbable , that we should rather suppose that China , pressed by popu- lation , or the intestine wars which prevailed about Confucius's time , poured forth the surplus from her own NOMENCLATURE EXAMINED . 69.
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... appear to me so very strong that I not only deem him a distinct species , but also put him into a separate order by himself . His physical and moral attributes place him at a much greater distance from all orders of mammalia , than ...
... appear to me so very strong that I not only deem him a distinct species , but also put him into a separate order by himself . His physical and moral attributes place him at a much greater distance from all orders of mammalia , than ...
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An Investigation of the Theories of the Natural History of Man William Frederick Van Amringe No preview available - 2020 |
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Page 144 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Page 60 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Page 474 - I have observed among all nations that the women ornament themselves more than the men ; that, wherever found, they are the same kind, civil, obliging, humane, tender beings; that they are ever inclined to be gay and cheerful, timorous and modest...
Page 96 - But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa ; and he found a ship going to Tarshish : so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Page 474 - I never addressed myself, in the language of decency and friendship, to a woman, whether civilized or savage, without receiving a decent and friendly answer. With man it has often been otherwise.
Page 52 - Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth ; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Page 52 - I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Page 125 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so.
Page 605 - Marriage is considered as a strict and sacred institution. In the national character there is nothing so truly commendable. To be contented with one wife, is peculiar to the Germans. They differ, in this respect, from all other savage nations. There are, indeed, a few instances of polygamy ; not, however, the effect of loose desire, but occasioned by the ambition of various families, who court the alliance of the chief distinguished by the nobility of his rank and character. The bride brings no portion...
Page 127 - The clover in this season is extremely rich and strong, and the sight of the wild cattle grazing in full liberty on such pasture is very beautiful.