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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... light . All those who inhabit parts of the earth exposed to snow , agree in con- sidering it as one of the means employed by nature to give plants more strength , and make them ex- pand with more vigour . Several are even per- suaded ...
... light . All those who inhabit parts of the earth exposed to snow , agree in con- sidering it as one of the means employed by nature to give plants more strength , and make them ex- pand with more vigour . Several are even per- suaded ...
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... lights , which the natives call merry dancers , are the con- stant attendants of the clear evenings , and prove ... light , spreading into columns , and altering slowly into ten thousand different shapes , varying their colours from ...
... lights , which the natives call merry dancers , are the con- stant attendants of the clear evenings , and prove ... light , spreading into columns , and altering slowly into ten thousand different shapes , varying their colours from ...
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... light radiating from it . Beneath the arch is a darkness , through which the stars appear with some brilliancy . This species is thought by the natives to be a forerunner of storms . There is another kind , which begins with certain ...
... light radiating from it . Beneath the arch is a darkness , through which the stars appear with some brilliancy . This species is thought by the natives to be a forerunner of storms . There is another kind , which begins with certain ...
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... lights and colours over the whole concave of the sky , not to be defaced even by the splendour of the full moon ; and ... light ' . Philosophers have speculated more frequently than successfully , upon the theory of the aurora borealis ...
... lights and colours over the whole concave of the sky , not to be defaced even by the splendour of the full moon ; and ... light ' . Philosophers have speculated more frequently than successfully , upon the theory of the aurora borealis ...
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... light , Stern Winter rears his giant form , His robe a mist , his voice a storm : His frown the shiv'ring nations fly , And , hid for half the year , in smoky caverns lie . JOHN SCOTT . IN the preceding paper , we described the pic ...
... light , Stern Winter rears his giant form , His robe a mist , his voice a storm : His frown the shiv'ring nations fly , And , hid for half the year , in smoky caverns lie . JOHN SCOTT . IN the preceding paper , we described the pic ...
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