Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him, who fram'd This scale of beings; holds a rank, which lost Would break the chain, and leave behind a gap Which nature's self would rue.


Literary Life and Select Works of Benjamin Stillingfleet (Volume 1), Chapter 3 (p. 46), J. Nichols & Son. 1811

Benjamin Stillingfleet Quotes

Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him, who fram'd This scale of beings; holds a rank, which lost Would break the ...

Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him, who fram'd This scale of beings; holds a rank, which lost Would break the ...

Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him, who fram'd This scale of beings; holds a rank, which lost Would break the ...

Each shell, each crawling insect holds a rank Important in the plan of Him, who fram'd This scale of beings; holds a rank, which lost Would break the ...