On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Notes, Commentaries, and Illustrations |
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Page 90
... appears , " says he , " the trunks of trees and rocks seem suspended in the air ; and on the neighbouring beach the ... appear like islands in the bosom of large sheets of water , with their inverted images as clearly defined as if they ...
... appears , " says he , " the trunks of trees and rocks seem suspended in the air ; and on the neighbouring beach the ... appear like islands in the bosom of large sheets of water , with their inverted images as clearly defined as if they ...
Page 216
... appears to be more rapid than the decrease . Dr. Herschel justly remarks , that dark spots on large portions of ... appear larger , when viewed with a good telescope , thar do the largest stars . * This , however , is not invariably ...
... appears to be more rapid than the decrease . Dr. Herschel justly remarks , that dark spots on large portions of ... appear larger , when viewed with a good telescope , thar do the largest stars . * This , however , is not invariably ...
Page 244
... appears a week , a month a year . To one in possession , the sun seems no sooner risen than it goes down , and summer has scarcely arrived be- fore autumn seems ready to appear . Infants count by minutes , children by days , men by ...
... appears a week , a month a year . To one in possession , the sun seems no sooner risen than it goes down , and summer has scarcely arrived be- fore autumn seems ready to appear . Infants count by minutes , children by days , men by ...
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