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 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study |
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... Effects of the Air , and the beneficial Ends to which it is subservient ....... 15. On the Influence of Air on Vegetation , and of Vegetation on Air ............... . ....... 16. On the Nature and Properties of Water 17. On Fountains ...
... Effects of the Air , and the beneficial Ends to which it is subservient ....... 15. On the Influence of Air on Vegetation , and of Vegetation on Air ............... . ....... 16. On the Nature and Properties of Water 17. On Fountains ...
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... effect , by particular occurrences , and thoroughly under- stand the whole plan of his government , the con- nection of the several parts of it , and their reference and subordination to each other . " Tis but a part we see , and not a ...
... effect , by particular occurrences , and thoroughly under- stand the whole plan of his government , the con- nection of the several parts of it , and their reference and subordination to each other . " Tis but a part we see , and not a ...
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... effects . of infection and disease . And with respect to him- self , as an individual , he will rejoice in the re- flection , that after a few years more , spent in the aspiring hopes of faith and piety ' , the benevolent exertions of ...
... effects . of infection and disease . And with respect to him- self , as an individual , he will rejoice in the re- flection , that after a few years more , spent in the aspiring hopes of faith and piety ' , the benevolent exertions of ...
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... effects , in a noble strain of poetry : A In Winter's bleak uncomfortable reign , snowy inundation hides the plain ; Jove stills the winds , and bids the skies to sleep ; Then pours the silent tempest thick and deep : And first the ...
... effects , in a noble strain of poetry : A In Winter's bleak uncomfortable reign , snowy inundation hides the plain ; Jove stills the winds , and bids the skies to sleep ; Then pours the silent tempest thick and deep : And first the ...
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... effects which the inclemency of the season has upon animals , and particularly the feathered tribes , while the snow is upon the ground ; nor to his description And how the other meteors rise and fall , What stamps the figured snow and ...
... effects which the inclemency of the season has upon animals , and particularly the feathered tribes , while the snow is upon the ground ; nor to his description And how the other meteors rise and fall , What stamps the figured snow and ...
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