An Investigation of the Theories of the Natural History of ManBaker & Scribner, 1848 - 739 pages |
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Page xvii
... moral and mental facul- ties , is a law applicable to human nature , notwithstanding the stationary condition of some , and the retrograde condition of another species . . 156 What is progress . The Shemites only possess the elements ...
... moral and mental facul- ties , is a law applicable to human nature , notwithstanding the stationary condition of some , and the retrograde condition of another species . . 156 What is progress . The Shemites only possess the elements ...
Page xviii
... moral and intellec- tual qualities which characterize the several races of men , are analogous in kind and degree to those which distinguish the breeds of domestic ani- mals , and must therefore be accounted for on the same principle ...
... moral and intellec- tual qualities which characterize the several races of men , are analogous in kind and degree to those which distinguish the breeds of domestic ani- mals , and must therefore be accounted for on the same principle ...
Page xxii
... moral and intellectual improvement . The import- ance of sexual freedom . Qualities of Woman . She has no security for rights but in the male . Laws give her no other security . Love has a higher object than the perpetuation of the ...
... moral and intellectual improvement . The import- ance of sexual freedom . Qualities of Woman . She has no security for rights but in the male . Laws give her no other security . Love has a higher object than the perpetuation of the ...
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... moral world ? What displays it more remarkably and wonderfully than the history of the mass of mankind , the peculiarly singular arrangements of masses , and the simple instrumentalities He has employed to accomplish his designs , in ...
... moral world ? What displays it more remarkably and wonderfully than the history of the mass of mankind , the peculiarly singular arrangements of masses , and the simple instrumentalities He has employed to accomplish his designs , in ...
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... moral law is also certain . But a vio- lation of a natural law must be temporary , because the punishment follows so closely , and is so precise- ly proportioned to the violation , that the criminal is constrained to return to his duty ...
... moral law is also certain . But a vio- lation of a natural law must be temporary , because the punishment follows so closely , and is so precise- ly proportioned to the violation , that the criminal is constrained to return to his duty ...
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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.