The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study |
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... annual work ; and she begins to lose something of her variety . No- thing , indeed , can be more beautiful than the ver- 1 dure of the orchards and woods , but the 24 The Contemplatice Philosopher . NO . XLI . Summer Reflections.
... annual work ; and she begins to lose something of her variety . No- thing , indeed , can be more beautiful than the ver- 1 dure of the orchards and woods , but the 24 The Contemplatice Philosopher . NO . XLI . Summer Reflections.
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... things . A fresher gale Begins to wave the wood , and stir the stream , Sweeping with shadowy gust the fields of corn ; While the quail clamours for his running mate . Wide o'er the thistly lawn , as swells the breeze , A whitening ...
... things . A fresher gale Begins to wave the wood , and stir the stream , Sweeping with shadowy gust the fields of corn ; While the quail clamours for his running mate . Wide o'er the thistly lawn , as swells the breeze , A whitening ...
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... thing of the matter , agree to explode the notion of faculę . The cause of what have been supposed to be such they attri- bute to the tremulous agitation of the vapours near our earth ; the same as sometimes shows a little unevenness in ...
... thing of the matter , agree to explode the notion of faculę . The cause of what have been supposed to be such they attri- bute to the tremulous agitation of the vapours near our earth ; the same as sometimes shows a little unevenness in ...
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... things ; and Des Cartes defines it to be a globulous matter diffused through the uni- verse ; which being impelled by the sun , strikes upon our eyes , in the same manner as a staff , that is pushed at one end , presses in the same ...
... things ; and Des Cartes defines it to be a globulous matter diffused through the uni- verse ; which being impelled by the sun , strikes upon our eyes , in the same manner as a staff , that is pushed at one end , presses in the same ...
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... thing may also be shown thus : place the basin in such a manner , that the sun may shine obliquely on it , and observe where the shadow of the rim falls upon the bottom ; then fill it with water , and the shadow will not extend so far ...
... thing may also be shown thus : place the basin in such a manner , that the sun may shine obliquely on it , and observe where the shadow of the rim falls upon the bottom ; then fill it with water , and the shadow will not extend so far ...
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