An Investigation of the Theories of the Natural History of ManBaker & Scribner, 1848 - 739 pages |
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Page xvi
... Constitutional adaptation of Man for migration , different from vegetables and animals . Omnivorous , naked , ingenious , courageous , and migratory , Man alone accommodates himself to all circumstances . Extract from Dr. Good ...
... Constitutional adaptation of Man for migration , different from vegetables and animals . Omnivorous , naked , ingenious , courageous , and migratory , Man alone accommodates himself to all circumstances . Extract from Dr. Good ...
Page xvii
... Constitutional capability for Progression increased . Examples . Materials or elements of Knowledge always the same . Apples fell from trees before one fell on Newton . Water boiled and steam generated before the Marquis of Worcester ...
... Constitutional capability for Progression increased . Examples . Materials or elements of Knowledge always the same . Apples fell from trees before one fell on Newton . Water boiled and steam generated before the Marquis of Worcester ...
Page xx
... Constitutional preparation necessary . Youatt . Tenden- cy in stock to return to original type . All the conditions inapplicable to Man . If animals are the analogues of man , the conditions are essentials . Lawrence's theory ...
... Constitutional preparation necessary . Youatt . Tenden- cy in stock to return to original type . All the conditions inapplicable to Man . If animals are the analogues of man , the conditions are essentials . Lawrence's theory ...
Page 147
... constitutional organization of man , so very different from other organisms , confirms the pro- bability that he was created on one spot , and from thence distributed . Omnivorous , he finds no diffi- culty in changing his diet , in ...
... constitutional organization of man , so very different from other organisms , confirms the pro- bability that he was created on one spot , and from thence distributed . Omnivorous , he finds no diffi- culty in changing his diet , in ...
Page 148
... constitutional ability , or by volition , to flourish in all climates . A few of each kingdom , by the art of man , may be made to grow and propa- gate in regions in which they soon would perish without his care . So , also , some few ...
... constitutional ability , or by volition , to flourish in all climates . A few of each kingdom , by the art of man , may be made to grow and propa- gate in regions in which they soon would perish without his care . So , also , some few ...
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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.