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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... human builders , that every kind of sand is not equally pro- per for making good mortar ; she goes , therefore , to a bed of sand , and selects , grain by grain , the kind which is best to answer her purpose . With her teeth , which are ...
... human builders , that every kind of sand is not equally pro- per for making good mortar ; she goes , therefore , to a bed of sand , and selects , grain by grain , the kind which is best to answer her purpose . With her teeth , which are ...
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... human life : it tends to divert and refresh the mind , and to take off that satiety of which we are apt to complain in the entertainments to which we are constantly accustomed ; it is that which gives its charm to variety , where the ...
... human life : it tends to divert and refresh the mind , and to take off that satiety of which we are apt to complain in the entertainments to which we are constantly accustomed ; it is that which gives its charm to variety , where the ...
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... human fancy can imagine , must vanish into nothing , when compared with a spectacle in which radiance and beauty are so pre- eminent . The first aspect of the morning is pale and white , or gray . Hence Milton styles her Leu- cothea ...
... human fancy can imagine , must vanish into nothing , when compared with a spectacle in which radiance and beauty are so pre- eminent . The first aspect of the morning is pale and white , or gray . Hence Milton styles her Leu- cothea ...
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... human mind can this swift motion reach ? But if , to save so swift a flight , you say , The ever rolling orb's impulsive ray On the next threads and filaments does bear , Which form the springy texture of the air ; That those still ...
... human mind can this swift motion reach ? But if , to save so swift a flight , you say , The ever rolling orb's impulsive ray On the next threads and filaments does bear , Which form the springy texture of the air ; That those still ...
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... human frame were not made capable of receiving it ? How adorable then is the goodness of the great Creator , in having not only disposed the air in such a manner , that sound may be produced by its vibra- tions , but in having given us ...
... human frame were not made capable of receiving it ? How adorable then is the goodness of the great Creator , in having not only disposed the air in such a manner , that sound may be produced by its vibra- tions , but in having given us ...
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