On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Notes, Commentaries, and Illustrations |
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... rising of the sun , glories which gave him but a poor and contemptible opinion of his own impe- rial condition . The rising and setting of the sun ; the brilliancy of Orion in a night of autumn ; and all the resplendent wonders of the ...
... rising of the sun , glories which gave him but a poor and contemptible opinion of his own impe- rial condition . The rising and setting of the sun ; the brilliancy of Orion in a night of autumn ; and all the resplendent wonders of the ...
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... rising to the surface ; all receiving nourishment from its sa- line particles , and giving sustenance , in turn , to in- numerable fishes , insects , vermes , and animalcula :. Thales was , therefore , not far from the truth , per- haps ...
... rising to the surface ; all receiving nourishment from its sa- line particles , and giving sustenance , in turn , to in- numerable fishes , insects , vermes , and animalcula :. Thales was , therefore , not far from the truth , per- haps ...
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... rising above vol- ume in magnificent regularity . The edges are frin- ged with various colours from faint yellow to deep crimson , towards the middle becoming of a copper colour , while the body of the cloud is of a deep sable . Those ...
... rising above vol- ume in magnificent regularity . The edges are frin- ged with various colours from faint yellow to deep crimson , towards the middle becoming of a copper colour , while the body of the cloud is of a deep sable . Those ...
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