This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...and the burden of the glee is--Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Out of Chaos made a venture; Fixed their wheels unknown to law, Rolled along without a flaw Through successive ages past; But a change has come at last, They into a concert enter, And hack to Chaos seek their centre. ' Upon this a terrible ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...and the burden of the glee is--Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Out of Chaos made a venture; Fixed their wheels unknown to law, Rolled along without a flaw Through successive ages past; But a change has come at last, They into a concert enter, And hack to Chaos seek their centre. ' Upon this a terrible scene ensues: --The seasons rush wildly back to nought, whence they came--the elements crash in awful collision--starworlds precipitate from their lofty thrones and on the stage play at 'somersault, ' comets indulge in a game of ' chevy-chase, ' the sun his regal home refuses to leave to ope the gates of gladsome day, so that night's Imperial Princess swayB her ebon sceptre, and hangs her swarthy pall un-starred, unmooned, o'er frightened nations and terrified humanity--and back to rayless chaos and ghostlysilence of original solitude, death, confusion, lapse creation and its creatures! No God you say! Then such a scene as this may yet ensue, for we have no guarantee against it. At any moment such a catastrophe may occur. "Matter cannot govern itself, and worlds without laws binding them to an eternal centre, and that centre the throne of infinite mind, spirit, authority, law, whatever you may say to the contrary, must be lawless, reckless, and ultimately ruinous! "Matter cannot think! and that which cannot think, cannot contrive, cannot plan, cannot purpose I If one ounce of matter can think, a pound of matter can think, and if a pound of matter can think, there is no matter but what can think. Can a plain think? Can a valley think? Can a mountain think? Can your little finger think? Bah! Creation everywhere shows contrivance, adaptation, co-aptation, forethought, plan, purpose--and such unmistakable evidences of intellect, of character, and...
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Add this copy of Parson Jaques, and His Chips and Chats (Portuguese to cart. $48.36, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Nabu Press.
