 | Christoph Christian Sturm - Devotional literature, German - 1806 - 342 pages
...which these little creatures are composed, whose existence is scarce known ? If we could not at any time prove it by experiments, should we imagine that there were animals a thousand times less than a grain of sand, with organs of nutrition^ motion, &c. There are shell.fish... | |
 | Henry Duncan - Natural theology - 1836 - 430 pages
...existence most men are ignorant! Were we not, at any time, able to prove it by experiment, could we imagine there were animals a million of times less than a grain of sand, with organs * This remark proceeds, of course, on the oM theory of the emanation of light and heat. But, on the... | |
 | Henry Duncan - God - 1839 - 422 pages
...most men are ignorant ! Were we not, at any time, able to prove it by experiment, could we imagine there were animals a million of times less than a...of nutrition, motion, &c. ? There are shellfish so small, that, even viewed through the microscope, they appear scarcely so large as a grain of barley... | |
 | Henry Duncan - Natural theology - 1847 - 430 pages
...most men are ignorant ! Were we not, at any time, able to prove it by experiment, could we imagine there were animals a million of times less than a...of nutrition, motion, &c. ? There are shellfish so small, that, even viewed through the .microscope, they appear scarcely so large as a grain of barley... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1848 - 438 pages
...existence most men are ignorant! Were we not, at any time, able to prove it by experiment, could we imagine there were animals a million of times less than a grain of sand, with organs of nutrition, motion, 1 This remark proceeds, of course, on the old theory of the emanation of light and heat. But on the... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Readers - 1850 - 292 pages
...most men are ignorant ! Were we not, at any time, able to prove it by experiment, could we imagine there were animals a million of times less than a...sand, with organs of nutrition, motion, &,c. ? There arc shellfish so small, that, even viewed through the microscope, they appear scarcely so large as... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Readers - 1853 - 300 pages
...most men are ignorant! Were we not, at any time, . able to prove it by experiment, could we imagine there were animals a million of times less than a...of nutrition, motion, &c. ? There are shellfish so small, that, even viewed through the microscope, they appear scarcely so large as a grain of barley... | |
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With what splendor, does the power of God manifest itself to the mind, when we reflect on the multitude of parts of which these creatures are composed, of whose very existence most men are ignorant ! Were we not, at any time, able to prove it by experiment,... 