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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: In this instance, a very young calf of one of the breed of wild cattle still remaining in some of the forests in England, on seeing a man approach, lay crouching close, and preserving the most perfect stillness, apparently endeavoured to escape notice. On being discovered, it immediately put itself in an attitude of defence, commenced bellowing and butting at the intruder, with such violence that it fell forward upon its knees; its limbs, from its tender age, being yet scarcely able to support it. It rose and repeated the attack again and again, till by its bellowing, the whole herd came galloping up to its rescue. We all know how different this is from the action of a young calf of the domestic breed. R. W. BOYHOOD. Fresh as an April morn?as prone to alloy Laughter's gay sunshine with the gloom of tears, ? Voiced like a bird that in mid-heaven careers, Pouring o'er earth high notes of love and joy, ? Rapid like it and restless, graceful, coy, ? Embarrassed still by childhood's lingering fears, Yet full of courage, proud of heart ? the boy Shrinks from the breath of shame, and midst his peers Kindleth at voice of praise. 'Tis come ? the hour Sacred to culture;?now unto his soul Exultingly expanding, as a flower Opening its petals, is a wise control As priming to the plant, ?as genial shower Instruction's voice instilling truth with power. M. 15. THE CHEMICAL POWER OF THE SUNBEAM. PHOTOGRAPHY. If we carefully examine the history of scientific discovery, it will be apparent that the progress of knowledge is regulated by a constant law. The time appears to be fixed when any new truth shall be born unto man. These laws are far beyond the reach of human intellect; but we are permitted to see that the Eternal One, who regulated the tides of the material ocean, has, in His i
| ISBN-13 | 9780217319317 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217319319 |
| Weight | 2.13 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.47 In |
| List Price | $37.76 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 666 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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