The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, المجلد 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... 159 170 18. On the alternate Succession of Day and Night , and the Variety and Vicissitudes of the Seasons 181 19. On Sleep 193 20. On Dreams 202 21. Vernal Reflections 211 No. 22. A Moonlight Scene 23. Reflections on Dew ....
... 159 170 18. On the alternate Succession of Day and Night , and the Variety and Vicissitudes of the Seasons 181 19. On Sleep 193 20. On Dreams 202 21. Vernal Reflections 211 No. 22. A Moonlight Scene 23. Reflections on Dew ....
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... sleep ; Then pours the silent tempest thick and deep : And first the mountain tops are covered o'er , Then the green fields , and then the sandy shore ; Bent with the weight the nodding woods are seen , And one bright waste hides all ...
... sleep ; Then pours the silent tempest thick and deep : And first the mountain tops are covered o'er , Then the green fields , and then the sandy shore ; Bent with the weight the nodding woods are seen , And one bright waste hides all ...
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... With inoffensive pace that spinning sleeps On her soft axle , while she paces even , And bears us soft with the smooth air along . A balloon , turning upon its axis as it floats F 3 NO . X. Figure and Motion of the Earth . 101.
... With inoffensive pace that spinning sleeps On her soft axle , while she paces even , And bears us soft with the smooth air along . A balloon , turning upon its axis as it floats F 3 NO . X. Figure and Motion of the Earth . 101.
الصفحة 188
... sleep of Nature , they are pro- vided . The rest , furnished with various contri- vances for dissemination , are scattered by the friendly winds which now begin to blow over the surface of the earth which they are to clothe and decorate ...
... sleep of Nature , they are pro- vided . The rest , furnished with various contri- vances for dissemination , are scattered by the friendly winds which now begin to blow over the surface of the earth which they are to clothe and decorate ...
الصفحة 189
... sleep , or actually no longer exist , except in the unformed rudiments of a future progeny . Many of the birds and quadrupeds are retired to conceal- ments , from which not even the calls of hunger can force them ; and the rest , intent ...
... sleep , or actually no longer exist , except in the unformed rudiments of a future progeny . Many of the birds and quadrupeds are retired to conceal- ments , from which not even the calls of hunger can force them ; and the rest , intent ...
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