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 - Nature study |
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... earth in winter than in summer . The principal cause of this difference is , that in winter the sun's rays fall so ... earth's surface where we live ; and therefore each point must then have fewer rays- than in summer , or when the sun ...
... earth in winter than in summer . The principal cause of this difference is , that in winter the sun's rays fall so ... earth's surface where we live ; and therefore each point must then have fewer rays- than in summer , or when the sun ...
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... earth , afford us the unspeakable blessing of fire . The flocks , which no longer glad- den our plains , nor , to the poetic eye , revive Ar- cadian scenes , have given us their summer fleeces to protect us from the piercing cold ; and ...
... earth , afford us the unspeakable blessing of fire . The flocks , which no longer glad- den our plains , nor , to the poetic eye , revive Ar- cadian scenes , have given us their summer fleeces to protect us from the piercing cold ; and ...
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... earth those noxious vapours , which , if permitted to be at rest , would be productive of all the fatal effects . of infection and disease . And with respect to him- self , as an individual , he will rejoice in the re- flection , that ...
... earth those noxious vapours , which , if permitted to be at rest , would be productive of all the fatal effects . of infection and disease . And with respect to him- self , as an individual , he will rejoice in the re- flection , that ...
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... earth . SANDYS . AMONG the various phenomena of winter , not one is more worthy of discussion than that of snow , which is , confessedly , one of the most cu- rious productions of Nature , and , in the remotest ages of antiquity , has ...
... earth . SANDYS . AMONG the various phenomena of winter , not one is more worthy of discussion than that of snow , which is , confessedly , one of the most cu- rious productions of Nature , and , in the remotest ages of antiquity , has ...
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... Earth's universal face , deep hid , and chill , Is one wide dazzling waste , that buries wide The works of man . The limits of this paper will not allow me to proceed to the poet's account of the effects which the inclemency of the ...
... Earth's universal face , deep hid , and chill , Is one wide dazzling waste , that buries wide The works of man . The limits of this paper will not allow me to proceed to the poet's account of the effects which the inclemency of the ...
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