The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volumen1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... tion of this description ; but he soars far beyond his master , over deserts of snow , and oceans of ice , to the pole itself . Here again he personifies Winter , and enthrones him in dreadful solitude and magnificent desolation . Still ...
... tion of this description ; but he soars far beyond his master , over deserts of snow , and oceans of ice , to the pole itself . Here again he personifies Winter , and enthrones him in dreadful solitude and magnificent desolation . Still ...
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... tion of this description ; but he soars far beyond his master , over deserts of snow , and oceans of ice , to the pole itself . Here again he personifies Winter , and enthrones him in dreadful solitude and magnificent desolation . Still ...
... tion of this description ; but he soars far beyond his master , over deserts of snow , and oceans of ice , to the pole itself . Here again he personifies Winter , and enthrones him in dreadful solitude and magnificent desolation . Still ...
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... tion of the atmosphere to pass through , that any given number of them is spread over a much greater portion of the earth's surface where we live ; and therefore each point must then have fewer rays- than in summer , or when the sun is ...
... tion of the atmosphere to pass through , that any given number of them is spread over a much greater portion of the earth's surface where we live ; and therefore each point must then have fewer rays- than in summer , or when the sun is ...
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... tion , would rather Deepen the murmur of the falling floods , And breathe a browner horror o'er the woods . POPE . In fine , in each vicissitude of the seasons , he still discerns the omnipotent Creator , ever bountiful to man ; and ...
... tion , would rather Deepen the murmur of the falling floods , And breathe a browner horror o'er the woods . POPE . In fine , in each vicissitude of the seasons , he still discerns the omnipotent Creator , ever bountiful to man ; and ...
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... tion , that the air will press toward that part of the world where it is most heated , has been demon- strated beyond any kind of doubt , by the follow- ing very simple experiment . Fill a large dish with cold water into the middle of ...
... tion , that the air will press toward that part of the world where it is most heated , has been demon- strated beyond any kind of doubt , by the follow- ing very simple experiment . Fill a large dish with cold water into the middle of ...
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