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 |
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... appears to be of a roundish form , and sometimes above twelve inches in diameter . It is strongly fortified all round with walls or layers of paper , the surface of which is rough and irregular . In these walls , or rather in this ...
... appears to be of a roundish form , and sometimes above twelve inches in diameter . It is strongly fortified all round with walls or layers of paper , the surface of which is rough and irregular . In these walls , or rather in this ...
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... appear to relish more than all others , is an exudation from the bodies of several species of aphis , insects which abound on the plants in the vicinity of ant - hills . This species of honey is absorbed with great avidity by the ants ...
... appear to relish more than all others , is an exudation from the bodies of several species of aphis , insects which abound on the plants in the vicinity of ant - hills . This species of honey is absorbed with great avidity by the ants ...
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... appears in this season to have nearly finished her 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 ...
... appears in this season to have nearly finished her 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 ...
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... appearing at least to be new and uncommon , that the more exquisite enjoyment of them consists . Novelty excites a pleasure in the imagination , because it strikes the soul with an agreeable surprise , gratifies its curiosity , and ...
... appearing at least to be new and uncommon , that the more exquisite enjoyment of them consists . Novelty excites a pleasure in the imagination , because it strikes the soul with an agreeable surprise , gratifies its curiosity , and ...
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... appears , mother of dews , At first faint - gleaming in the dappled east : And , from before the lustre of her face , White break the clouds away . With quickened step , Brown Night retires : Young Day pours in apace , And opens all the ...
... appears , mother of dews , At first faint - gleaming in the dappled east : And , from before the lustre of her face , White break the clouds away . With quickened step , Brown Night retires : Young Day pours in apace , And opens all the ...
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