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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... river rolls in its ma- jestic course , are pleasing to the ear . The taste is gratified by the early fruits that ripen in this season , and which , exclusive of their pleasing flavour , have the most cooling salutary virtues . The sense ...
... river rolls in its ma- jestic course , are pleasing to the ear . The taste is gratified by the early fruits that ripen in this season , and which , exclusive of their pleasing flavour , have the most cooling salutary virtues . The sense ...
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... rivers ; that earth now Seemed like to heaven , a seat where gods might dwell , Or wander with delight , and love to haunt Her sacred shades . Nor is this poetic fiction : the morning landscape is indeed exquisitely beautiful . We ...
... rivers ; that earth now Seemed like to heaven , a seat where gods might dwell , Or wander with delight , and love to haunt Her sacred shades . Nor is this poetic fiction : the morning landscape is indeed exquisitely beautiful . We ...
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... rivers and lakes . In answer to this it may be observed , that the very difference between the two planets strengthens the argument . We find , even on our own globe , that there is a most striking dissimilarity in the situation of the ...
... rivers and lakes . In answer to this it may be observed , that the very difference between the two planets strengthens the argument . We find , even on our own globe , that there is a most striking dissimilarity in the situation of the ...
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... river Menam , which runs through Siam , a vast number of those insects , called fire - flies , make a beautiful appearance in the night : On Menam's orient stream , that nightly shines With insect lamps . THOMSON . There is one property ...
... river Menam , which runs through Siam , a vast number of those insects , called fire - flies , make a beautiful appearance in the night : On Menam's orient stream , that nightly shines With insect lamps . THOMSON . There is one property ...
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... rivers rushing down from the tops of mountains , and meandering in the plains ; birds hovering in the air ; fishes sporting on the surface of the water ; flocks frisking in the mea- dows ; and , in fine , all the possible varieties of ...
... rivers rushing down from the tops of mountains , and meandering in the plains ; birds hovering in the air ; fishes sporting on the surface of the water ; flocks frisking in the mea- dows ; and , in fine , all the possible varieties of ...
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