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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... falling gradual , life at length goes out , The muse expands her solitary flight ; And bo'ring o'er the wide stupendous scene , Bebelds new scenes beneath another sky2 , Throned in his palace of cerulean ice , Here Winter holds his ...
... falling gradual , life at length goes out , The muse expands her solitary flight ; And bo'ring o'er the wide stupendous scene , Bebelds new scenes beneath another sky2 , Throned in his palace of cerulean ice , Here Winter holds his ...
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... falling gradual , life at length goes out , The muse expands her solitary flight ; And hov'ring o'er the wide stupendous scene , Beholds new scenes beneath another sky2 , Throned in his palace of cerulean ice , Here Winter holds his ...
... falling gradual , life at length goes out , The muse expands her solitary flight ; And hov'ring o'er the wide stupendous scene , Beholds new scenes beneath another sky2 , Throned in his palace of cerulean ice , Here Winter holds his ...
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... fall so obliquely upon us , and have so large a por- tion of the atmosphere to pass through , that any given number of them is spread over a much greater portion of the earth's surface where we live ; and therefore each point must then ...
... fall so obliquely upon us , and have so large a por- tion of the atmosphere to pass through , that any given number of them is spread over a much greater portion of the earth's surface where we live ; and therefore each point must then ...
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... falling floods , And breathe a browner horror o'er the woods . POPE . In fine , in each vicissitude of the seasons , he still discerns the omnipotent Creator , ever bountiful to man ; and , whether the gentle gales breathe propitious in ...
... falling floods , And breathe a browner horror o'er the woods . POPE . In fine , in each vicissitude of the seasons , he still discerns the omnipotent Creator , ever bountiful to man ; and , whether the gentle gales breathe propitious in ...
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... fall in con tinual rain ; and hence this part of the ocean re- ceives its name . There is a species of winds observable in some places between the tropics , called Monsoons , or Trade 12 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . II .
... fall in con tinual rain ; and hence this part of the ocean re- ceives its name . There is a species of winds observable in some places between the tropics , called Monsoons , or Trade 12 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . II .
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