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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... con tinual rain ; and hence this part of the ocean re- ceives its name . There is a species of winds observable in some places between the tropics , called Monsoons , or Trade 12 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . II .
... con tinual rain ; and hence this part of the ocean re- ceives its name . There is a species of winds observable in some places between the tropics , called Monsoons , or Trade 12 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . II .
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... 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 it . Beneath the arch is a darkness , through which the stars appear ...
... 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 it . Beneath the arch is a darkness , through which the stars appear ...
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... species both in body and mind , and not to be derived from the adjacent nations , or any of their better propor- tioned neighbours . Their stature is from four to four feet and a half ; their skins swarthy , and their hair short , black ...
... species both in body and mind , and not to be derived from the adjacent nations , or any of their better propor- tioned neighbours . Their stature is from four to four feet and a half ; their skins swarthy , and their hair short , black ...
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... species and varieties of vegetables and animals with which it is replenished . No one can survey the vegetable productions of the earth , so various , beautiful , and useful ; nor the gradations of animal life , in such a variety of species ...
... species and varieties of vegetables and animals with which it is replenished . No one can survey the vegetable productions of the earth , so various , beautiful , and useful ; nor the gradations of animal life , in such a variety of species ...
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... species . All our accounts of nature are full of instances of this kind . The admirable and beautiful structure of things for final causes , exalts our idea of the Contriver ; and the unity of design shows him to be one . The great ...
... species . All our accounts of nature are full of instances of this kind . The admirable and beautiful structure of things for final causes , exalts our idea of the Contriver ; and the unity of design shows him to be one . The great ...
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