Sacred philosophy of the seasons: Illustrating the perfections of god in the phenomena of the pfearW. Oliphant and Son, 1837 - Seasons |
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... devoted to an exemplification of those adaptations and properties in the soil , and in vegetable substances , which give rise to , and reward the labours of the agriculturist , and which thus lay the foundation of civilized soci- ety.
... devoted to an exemplification of those adaptations and properties in the soil , and in vegetable substances , which give rise to , and reward the labours of the agriculturist , and which thus lay the foundation of civilized soci- ety.
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... VEGETABLES . PAGE 9 14 19 . 24 29 34 42 47 Vegetable Soil , 52 Vegetation , 56 Preservation and Distribution of Seeds , 61 Long Vitality of Seeds , 66 Development of Seeds and Plants , 69 II . SUNDAY . - Analogy of Nature , 75 The Vital ...
... VEGETABLES . PAGE 9 14 19 . 24 29 34 42 47 Vegetable Soil , 52 Vegetation , 56 Preservation and Distribution of Seeds , 61 Long Vitality of Seeds , 66 Development of Seeds and Plants , 69 II . SUNDAY . - Analogy of Nature , 75 The Vital ...
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... Vegetable Substances used for Weaving . - The Cotton Plant , • Vegetable Substances used for Cordage . - Hemp , Vegetable Substances used for Paper , 361 365 369 ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST . The Sacrament of the ...
... Vegetable Substances used for Weaving . - The Cotton Plant , • Vegetable Substances used for Cordage . - Hemp , Vegetable Substances used for Paper , 361 365 369 ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH AND RESURRECTION OF CHRIST . The Sacrament of the ...
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... vegetable life which are in active operation , while it prepares the soil for the labours of the husbandman . The animal tribes now find a delicious repast in the sweet and tender herbage , which begins to clothe our sheltered valleys ...
... vegetable life which are in active operation , while it prepares the soil for the labours of the husbandman . The animal tribes now find a delicious repast in the sweet and tender herbage , which begins to clothe our sheltered valleys ...
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... vegetable life . Were the change from winter to spring to be sudden , the constitution of organized existences , such as we find it in our own latitude , would receive so violent an impulse , as would be attended with many injurious ...
... vegetable life . Were the change from winter to spring to be sudden , the constitution of organized existences , such as we find it in our own latitude , would receive so violent an impulse , as would be attended with many injurious ...
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