Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her"A West Coast feminist and poet draws from myth, legend, history, religion, sociology, science, and other sources to trace the evolution of attitudes toward and perceptions of women and nature."--Goodreads website. |
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Page 34
The energy of a man is said to be like the power of the iron horse . ( And the train
to the track is said to be like the man to his wife . ) It is discovered that animal heat
results from the combustion of nutriment . ( And it is calculated that if both the ...
The energy of a man is said to be like the power of the iron horse . ( And the train
to the track is said to be like the man to his wife . ) It is discovered that animal heat
results from the combustion of nutriment . ( And it is calculated that if both the ...
Page 38
The energy of the self is hidden , it is revealed , in a “ dark and inaccessible ”
region of the mind , filled with sexual longings . This region of the mind can be
detected in dreams , in slips of the tongue , concealed memories , in associations
...
The energy of the self is hidden , it is revealed , in a “ dark and inaccessible ”
region of the mind , filled with sexual longings . This region of the mind can be
detected in dreams , in slips of the tongue , concealed memories , in associations
...
Page 241
Heat , energy and work : see Bernal , Science , on the work of Joule , p . 43 . See
also EV , p . 49 . 33 “ Where are the limits ... The energy of a man : see Gardner ,
Old Wine , as cited in SE , p . 358 . And the train : see George Stephenson , as ...
Heat , energy and work : see Bernal , Science , on the work of Joule , p . 43 . See
also EV , p . 49 . 33 “ Where are the limits ... The energy of a man : see Gardner ,
Old Wine , as cited in SE , p . 358 . And the train : see George Stephenson , as ...
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Contents
PROLOGUE | 1 |
LAND Her Changing Face | 47 |
TIMBER What Was There for Them | 56 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her |
| Author | Susan Griffin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1978 |
| ISBN | 0060115114, 9780060115111 |
| Length | 263 pages |
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