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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... , with which , as a part of the planetary system ' to which our globe belongs , ' See No. vII , Reflections on the Solar System . we are so intimately connected , is defined , with 44 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . XLIII .
... , with which , as a part of the planetary system ' to which our globe belongs , ' See No. vII , Reflections on the Solar System . we are so intimately connected , is defined , with 44 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . XLIII .
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... globe of pure fire ; but , from a number of ma- culę , or dark spots , which , by means of a telescope , may be seen on different parts of his surface , it ap- pears that this opinion was ill - founded . The spots consist , in general ...
... globe of pure fire ; but , from a number of ma- culę , or dark spots , which , by means of a telescope , may be seen on different parts of his surface , it ap- pears that this opinion was ill - founded . The spots consist , in general ...
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... globe . But nothing can equal what Thomson has said upon this subject , in his beautiful Hymn to the Sun , at the commencement of his Summer : I refer my readers , therefore , to this , not only as a poetical illustration , but as the ...
... globe . But nothing can equal what Thomson has said upon this subject , in his beautiful Hymn to the Sun , at the commencement of his Summer : I refer my readers , therefore , to this , not only as a poetical illustration , but as the ...
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... globe . By analogical reasoning , likewise , we infer that the moon and planets are the abodes of happiness to indefinite numbers of animated , and , perhaps , ra- tional and intelligent creatures , who may speculate and reason upon our ...
... globe . By analogical reasoning , likewise , we infer that the moon and planets are the abodes of happiness to indefinite numbers of animated , and , perhaps , ra- tional and intelligent creatures , who may speculate and reason upon our ...
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... globe , that there is a most striking dissimilarity in the situation of the creatures that live upon it . While man walks on the ground , the birds fly in the air , and the fishes swim in the water . We cannot , surely , ob- ject to the ...
... globe , that there is a most striking dissimilarity in the situation of the creatures that live upon it . While man walks on the ground , the birds fly in the air , and the fishes swim in the water . We cannot , surely , ob- ject to the ...
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