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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... leaves of some rude evergreen , Save the lone red - breast on the moss - grown wall . JOHN SCOTT . In the beautiful invitation to a redbreast by Vin- cent Bourne , translated by the amiable Cowper , are the following appropriate lines ...
... leaves of some rude evergreen , Save the lone red - breast on the moss - grown wall . JOHN SCOTT . In the beautiful invitation to a redbreast by Vin- cent Bourne , translated by the amiable Cowper , are the following appropriate lines ...
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... leaves those countries , and draws near the other tropic , the winds turn about , and blow on the opposite point of the compass . From the solution of the general trade winds , we may see the reason why , in the Atlantic ocean , a ...
... leaves those countries , and draws near the other tropic , the winds turn about , and blow on the opposite point of the compass . From the solution of the general trade winds , we may see the reason why , in the Atlantic ocean , a ...
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... the most ponderous of all bodies , when beaten into leaves , will ride upon the least breath of air . The whiteness of snow is owing to the small particles into which it is divided ; for ice 22 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . III .
... the most ponderous of all bodies , when beaten into leaves , will ride upon the least breath of air . The whiteness of snow is owing to the small particles into which it is divided ; for ice 22 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . III .
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... in each flower , inscribed on ev'ry tree ; In ev'ry leaf that trembles on the breeze I hear the voice of God among the trees ; With thee in shady solitudes I walk , With thee NO . VI . On the Existence of a Supreme Being . 47.
... in each flower , inscribed on ev'ry tree ; In ev'ry leaf that trembles on the breeze I hear the voice of God among the trees ; With thee in shady solitudes I walk , With thee NO . VI . On the Existence of a Supreme Being . 47.
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... leaves , and other parts above ground , but at the root . For the re- ception as well as expulsion of the air , the ... leaves of the pine , seen through a glass , they make an elegant appearance , standing almost in rank and file ...
... leaves , and other parts above ground , but at the root . For the re- ception as well as expulsion of the air , the ... leaves of the pine , seen through a glass , they make an elegant appearance , standing almost in rank and file ...
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