Lectures on the Science of Language Delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain ... 1861 [and 1863].C. Scribner andcompany, 1866 |
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... laws of nature , or to the contemplation of the mysteries of the world of thought , without any side - glance at the practical result of their labors , no science and no art have long prospered and flourished among us , unless they were ...
... laws of nature , or to the contemplation of the mysteries of the world of thought , without any side - glance at the practical result of their labors , no science and no art have long prospered and flourished among us , unless they were ...
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... law ; we discover thought , order , and purpose per- vading the whole realm of nature , and we perceive the dark chaos of matter lighted up by the reflection of a divine mind . Such views may be right or wrong . ན Too hasty comparisons ...
... law ; we discover thought , order , and purpose per- vading the whole realm of nature , and we perceive the dark chaos of matter lighted up by the reflection of a divine mind . Such views may be right or wrong . ན Too hasty comparisons ...
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... law every- where , it never rests again until all that seems irregular has been eliminated , until the full beauty and harmony of nature has been perceived , and the eye of man ... laws were discovered determin- ing 26 CLASSIFICATORY STAGE .
... law every- where , it never rests again until all that seems irregular has been eliminated , until the full beauty and harmony of nature has been perceived , and the eye of man ... laws were discovered determin- ing 26 CLASSIFICATORY STAGE .
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Friedrich Max Müller. centric point of view , laws were discovered determin- ing the true movements of the heavenly bodies . The conviction that there remains something unexplained is sure to lead to the discovery of our error . There ...
Friedrich Max Müller. centric point of view , laws were discovered determin- ing the true movements of the heavenly bodies . The conviction that there remains something unexplained is sure to lead to the discovery of our error . There ...
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... laws which underlie the apparent freedom and variety of all created things . These laws indicate to us the presence of a purpose in the mind of the Creator ; and whereas the material world was looked upon by ancient philosophers as a ...
... laws which underlie the apparent freedom and variety of all created things . These laws indicate to us the presence of a purpose in the mind of the Creator ; and whereas the material world was looked upon by ancient philosophers as a ...
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