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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... particular , Pythagoras and Plato , were so struck by the won- derful ingenuity displayed in the operation of bees , that they thought them endued , not merely with in- stinct , but with something of celestial intellect . this idea ...
... particular , Pythagoras and Plato , were so struck by the won- derful ingenuity displayed in the operation of bees , that they thought them endued , not merely with in- stinct , but with something of celestial intellect . this idea ...
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... particular object . Novelty , moreover , improves whatever is beautiful and pleasing , and makes it afford to the mind a double entertainment . Hence we may deduce the reason why the groves , and fields , and meadows , which , at any ...
... particular object . Novelty , moreover , improves whatever is beautiful and pleasing , and makes it afford to the mind a double entertainment . Hence we may deduce the reason why the groves , and fields , and meadows , which , at any ...
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... particular influence in cheering the mind of man . He can never be satiated then , one would think , with the glorious scenes which the eye discovers , when this radiant orb sheds its lustre abroad ; nor can imagination ever cease to ...
... particular influence in cheering the mind of man . He can never be satiated then , one would think , with the glorious scenes which the eye discovers , when this radiant orb sheds its lustre abroad ; nor can imagination ever cease to ...
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... particular , the assemblage of so many pleas- ing objects imparts a glowing sensation , that seems to penetrate the soul . Who , indeed , can withstand the rapture of this short interval of enchantment ? Who can behold with indifference ...
... particular , the assemblage of so many pleas- ing objects imparts a glowing sensation , that seems to penetrate the soul . Who , indeed , can withstand the rapture of this short interval of enchantment ? Who can behold with indifference ...
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... particular , that the nucleus , or bottom of the large spot above - mentioned , was not less than a semi- diameter of the earth , or about 4000 miles below the level of the sun's surface ; while its other dimensions were of a much ...
... particular , that the nucleus , or bottom of the large spot above - mentioned , was not less than a semi- diameter of the earth , or about 4000 miles below the level of the sun's surface ; while its other dimensions were of a much ...
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