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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... Existence of a Supreme Being 46 7. Reflections on the Solar System .... 57 $ . On Comets ... 73 9. On a Plurality of Worlds 85 .......... 10. On the Figure and Motion of the Earth 93 11. On Gravity 103 12. On the Clouds : including the ...
... Existence of a Supreme Being 46 7. Reflections on the Solar System .... 57 $ . On Comets ... 73 9. On a Plurality of Worlds 85 .......... 10. On the Figure and Motion of the Earth 93 11. On Gravity 103 12. On the Clouds : including the ...
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... existence , and the present evil infinitely overbalanced by the succeed- ing good . It may further be observed , with the poetical philosopher just quoted , that all partial evil is universal good . ' Of what we call natural evils ...
... existence , and the present evil infinitely overbalanced by the succeed- ing good . It may further be observed , with the poetical philosopher just quoted , that all partial evil is universal good . ' Of what we call natural evils ...
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... existence , and render life delightful ! Let the consideration , then , of the unspeakable advantages which we enjoy in our temperate clime , and to which we are so inattentive , not only banish every repining thought , that we are not ...
... existence , and render life delightful ! Let the consideration , then , of the unspeakable advantages which we enjoy in our temperate clime , and to which we are so inattentive , not only banish every repining thought , that we are not ...
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... EXISTENCE OF A SUPREME BEING . There's no philosophy without a God . BLACKMORE . By steps directing our enraptured search To Him , the First of Minds ; the Chief , the Sole . AKENSIDE . THE commencement of a new year ' must na- turally ...
... EXISTENCE OF A SUPREME BEING . There's no philosophy without a God . BLACKMORE . By steps directing our enraptured search To Him , the First of Minds ; the Chief , the Sole . AKENSIDE . THE commencement of a new year ' must na- turally ...
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... in each flower , inscribed on ev'ry tree ; In ev'ry leaf that trembles on the breeze I hear the voice of God among the trees ; With thee in shady solitudes I walk , With thee NO . VI . On the Existence of a Supreme Being . 47.
... in each flower , inscribed on ev'ry tree ; In ev'ry leaf that trembles on the breeze I hear the voice of God among the trees ; With thee in shady solitudes I walk , With thee NO . VI . On the Existence of a Supreme Being . 47.
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