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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... heights the fire of poetry and the ardour of devotion ; and the winds , and storms , and torrents , led him to exclaim , Nature ! great parent ! whose unceasing hand Rolls round the seasons of the changeful year , How mighty , how ...
... heights the fire of poetry and the ardour of devotion ; and the winds , and storms , and torrents , led him to exclaim , Nature ! great parent ! whose unceasing hand Rolls round the seasons of the changeful year , How mighty , how ...
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... heights the fire of poetry and the ardour of devotion ; and the winds , and storms , and torrents , led him to exclaim , Nature ! great parent ! whose unceasing hand Rolls round the seasons of the changeful year , How mighty , how ...
... heights the fire of poetry and the ardour of devotion ; and the winds , and storms , and torrents , led him to exclaim , Nature ! great parent ! whose unceasing hand Rolls round the seasons of the changeful year , How mighty , how ...
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... height above the horizon . There comes , more- over , a greater degree of cold in the long winter nights , than can be compensated for by the re- turn of heat in the short days ; and , on both these ac- counts , the cold must ...
... height above the horizon . There comes , more- over , a greater degree of cold in the long winter nights , than can be compensated for by the re- turn of heat in the short days ; and , on both these ac- counts , the cold must ...
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... height . These float in the sea like so many rugged mountains , and are sometimes five or six hundred yards thick ; but the far greater part is concealed beneath the water . These are continually increased in height by the freezing of ...
... height . These float in the sea like so many rugged mountains , and are sometimes five or six hundred yards thick ; but the far greater part is concealed beneath the water . These are continually increased in height by the freezing of ...
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... heights , by the falling of snow and rain , which often in- stantly freezes , and more than repairs the loss by the influence of the melting sun . Such are part of the wonderful phenomena of the polar c 6 NO . IV . On Winter in the ...
... heights , by the falling of snow and rain , which often in- stantly freezes , and more than repairs the loss by the influence of the melting sun . Such are part of the wonderful phenomena of the polar c 6 NO . IV . On Winter in the ...
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