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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... Tides 58. On various Phenomena of the Ocean 59. Further Reflections on the Ocean 60. Conclusion of Reflections on the Ocean 61. On the Decay and Fall of the Leaves 62. On the Chain of Beings in the Universe . ....... 158 169 177 186 196 ...
... Tides 58. On various Phenomena of the Ocean 59. Further Reflections on the Ocean 60. Conclusion of Reflections on the Ocean 61. On the Decay and Fall of the Leaves 62. On the Chain of Beings in the Universe . ....... 158 169 177 186 196 ...
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... tide ; The hum of bees , aud linnet's lay of love , And the full choir that wakes the universal grove ... The cottage - curs at early pilgrim bark ; Crowned with her pail the tripping milkmaid sings The whistling ploughman stalks afield ...
... tide ; The hum of bees , aud linnet's lay of love , And the full choir that wakes the universal grove ... The cottage - curs at early pilgrim bark ; Crowned with her pail the tripping milkmaid sings The whistling ploughman stalks afield ...
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... tide . The lab'ring mount Is torn with agonizing throes . At once , Forth from its side disparted , blazing pours A mighty river ; burning in prone waves , That glimmer thro ' the night , to yonder plain . Divided there , a hundred ...
... tide . The lab'ring mount Is torn with agonizing throes . At once , Forth from its side disparted , blazing pours A mighty river ; burning in prone waves , That glimmer thro ' the night , to yonder plain . Divided there , a hundred ...
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... tide . LOBB . sea , IT is not an ill - founded presumption , that all the early migrations of mankind were made by land . The ocean , which every where surrounds the ha- bitable earth , as well as the various arms of the which separate ...
... tide . LOBB . sea , IT is not an ill - founded presumption , that all the early migrations of mankind were made by land . The ocean , which every where surrounds the ha- bitable earth , as well as the various arms of the which separate ...
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... tide . FRANCIS . Navigation and ship - building are such complicated arts , that they require the ingenuity , as well as ex- perience , of many successive ages , to bring them to any degree of perfection . From the raft or canoe , which ...
... tide . FRANCIS . Navigation and ship - building are such complicated arts , that they require the ingenuity , as well as ex- perience , of many successive ages , to bring them to any degree of perfection . From the raft or canoe , which ...
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