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 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... Divine Wisdom and Goodness in the Wonders of the Air ..... ........ 126 14. On the mechanical Properties and Effects of the Air , and the beneficial Ends to which it is subservient ....... 15. On the Influence of Air on Vegetation , and ...
... Divine Wisdom and Goodness in the Wonders of the Air ..... ........ 126 14. On the mechanical Properties and Effects of the Air , and the beneficial Ends to which it is subservient ....... 15. On the Influence of Air on Vegetation , and ...
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... Divine Wisdom and Power in the Minuter Parts of Creation 307 32. Further Reflections on the Minute Wonders of Creation ..... 317 33. A View of the Insect Tribes .... 327 34. The Same continued ..... 338 35. On the Transformation of ...
... Divine Wisdom and Power in the Minuter Parts of Creation 307 32. Further Reflections on the Minute Wonders of Creation ..... 317 33. A View of the Insect Tribes .... 327 34. The Same continued ..... 338 35. On the Transformation of ...
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... divine plan than the more For the remainder of this translation , and the no less exquisite original , see Cowper's Poems , vol . iii . p . 355 . pleasing seasons of the year . Were there no win- The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . I.
... divine plan than the more For the remainder of this translation , and the no less exquisite original , see Cowper's Poems , vol . iii . p . 355 . pleasing seasons of the year . Were there no win- The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . I.
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... a Creating Hand , but demon- strate that Hand to be Divine . And finally , with the religious and sentimental reader , I indulged such moral reflections as the subject had a tend- ency B 5 NO . 11 . 9 On Winds and Storms .
... a Creating Hand , but demon- strate that Hand to be Divine . And finally , with the religious and sentimental reader , I indulged such moral reflections as the subject had a tend- ency B 5 NO . 11 . 9 On Winds and Storms .
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... Divine Being either is constantly educing good , or will , finally , render them subser vient , on the whole , to the happiness of his creatures . Nor can a benevolent mind derive a nobler conso lation in calamity , than from the ...
... Divine Being either is constantly educing good , or will , finally , render them subser vient , on the whole , to the happiness of his creatures . Nor can a benevolent mind derive a nobler conso lation in calamity , than from the ...
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