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Page 6 - These are thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty, thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous then ! Unspeakable, who sitt'st above these heavens, To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 3 - Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes...
Page 1 - And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Page 2 - Th' illustrious stranger passing, terror sheds On gazing nations, from his fiery train Of length enormous ; takes his ample round Through depths of ether ; coasts unnumber'd wo.
Page 206 - It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by...
Page 162 - It is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean ; on the east by the little river El Arish, (supposed to be the scriptural " River of Egypt,
Page 62 - Brahant and Zeeland; on the north-west by the North Sea; on the SW and S. by the departments of the Pas de Calais, Nord, Ardennes, and Moselle, in France; and on the E.
Page 201 - Representatives is composed of members from the several States, elected by the people, in separate districts composed of contiguous territory, for the term of two years. The Representatives are apportioned among the different States according to population, as follows.
Page 1 - ... and to be for signs and for seasons, and for days and for years.
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| Title | The Manual of Geography, Physical and Political ... New Edition. Edited by R. Saunders |
| Author | Edward Farr |
| Editor | R. Saunders |
| Published | 1861 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 13 Sep 2006 |
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