Carl Linnaeus — "The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwel…"
The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
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A biblical quote used by Linnaeus to express his devout worldview and the divine order of nature.
Date: c. 1730s
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