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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... , del . What 1.Baker , seulp magnificent ideas of the Creator and his works does the starry firmament present ! TOM No. Published by Mel Sherwood & Jan 12787 . THE Contemplative Philosopher : OR SHORT ESSAYS ON THE VARIOUS. Vol.1.
... , del . What 1.Baker , seulp magnificent ideas of the Creator and his works does the starry firmament present ! TOM No. Published by Mel Sherwood & Jan 12787 . THE Contemplative Philosopher : OR SHORT ESSAYS ON THE VARIOUS. Vol.1.
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... idea of the plan and extent of his wondrous works ( those works which display infinity in the two extremes of magnitude and minuteness ) , we may yet per- ceive enough to convince us , that , with respect to the happiness of the whole ...
... idea of the plan and extent of his wondrous works ( those works which display infinity in the two extremes of magnitude and minuteness ) , we may yet per- ceive enough to convince us , that , with respect to the happiness of the whole ...
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... idea of per- petual sameness and uniformity , even in the most beautiful scenes and the most exquisite enjoyments . One can have no idea of happiness , when it does not , in some degree , result from comparison : for not only variety ...
... idea of per- petual sameness and uniformity , even in the most beautiful scenes and the most exquisite enjoyments . One can have no idea of happiness , when it does not , in some degree , result from comparison : for not only variety ...
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... idea of their splendour and their motions . In Siberia , there is one species of the aurora borealis , which regularly appears between the north - east and east , like a luminous rainbow , with numbers of columns of light radiating from ...
... idea of their splendour and their motions . In Siberia , there is one species of the aurora borealis , which regularly appears between the north - east and east , like a luminous rainbow , with numbers of columns of light radiating from ...
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... ideas ; and much of what we call happiness on the one hand , and misery on the other , exists less in reality than sentiment . In the Laplanders , for instance , the hardy temperament of their bodies , calculated to resist the rigour of ...
... ideas ; and much of what we call happiness on the one hand , and misery on the other , exists less in reality than sentiment . In the Laplanders , for instance , the hardy temperament of their bodies , calculated to resist the rigour of ...
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