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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... never can seem to intrude , Tho ' in all places equally free , Come oft ' as the season is rude ! Thou art sure to be welcome to me . • The poet , having promised a feast at his win- dows , ' and convinced of being paid with a song ...
... never can seem to intrude , Tho ' in all places equally free , Come oft ' as the season is rude ! Thou art sure to be welcome to me . • The poet , having promised a feast at his win- dows , ' and convinced of being paid with a song ...
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... never presume to say , of any thing we are acquainted with , nor , indeed , of any natural evils that are of a limited duration . It is more becoming to suppose , that they may have a tendency to promote the more solid and perma- nent ...
... never presume to say , of any thing we are acquainted with , nor , indeed , of any natural evils that are of a limited duration . It is more becoming to suppose , that they may have a tendency to promote the more solid and perma- nent ...
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... never failed to be elec- trified by snow as well as by rain ; and , he adds , that a more intense electricity unites the particles of hail more closely than the more moderate elec- tricity does those of snow , Snow , although it seems ...
... never failed to be elec- trified by snow as well as by rain ; and , he adds , that a more intense electricity unites the particles of hail more closely than the more moderate elec- tricity does those of snow , Snow , although it seems ...
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... Never such a countless , dazzling store Had left , unseen , the Ganges ' peopled shore . Rapacious hands , and ever - watchful eyes , Should sooner far have marked and seized the prize . Whence sprang they then ? Ejected have they come ...
... Never such a countless , dazzling store Had left , unseen , the Ganges ' peopled shore . Rapacious hands , and ever - watchful eyes , Should sooner far have marked and seized the prize . Whence sprang they then ? Ejected have they come ...
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... never appears till about the 10th of February . A glimmering , indeed , continues some weeks after the setting of the Sun : then succeed clouds and thick darkness , broken by the light of the Moon , which is as luminous as in England ...
... never appears till about the 10th of February . A glimmering , indeed , continues some weeks after the setting of the Sun : then succeed clouds and thick darkness , broken by the light of the Moon , which is as luminous as in England ...
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