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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... thing else ; and the meeting of the lesser fields is attended with a grinding of unspeakable horror . The water , which dashes against the mountainous ice , freezes into an infinite variety of forms , and gives the voyager ideal towns ...
... thing else ; and the meeting of the lesser fields is attended with a grinding of unspeakable horror . The water , which dashes against the mountainous ice , freezes into an infinite variety of forms , and gives the voyager ideal towns ...
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... thing which re- sembles soil , is the grit worn from the mountains by the power of the winds , or the attrition of cata- The racts of melted snow : this , indeed , is assisted by the putrefied lichens of the rocks , and the dung of ...
... thing which re- sembles soil , is the grit worn from the mountains by the power of the winds , or the attrition of cata- The racts of melted snow : this , indeed , is assisted by the putrefied lichens of the rocks , and the dung of ...
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... thing , they contrived , however , to frame a hut of some old materials , and were found by the returning ships , the next year in perfect health . The Rus- sians have attempted to colonize these dreadful islands . They have annually ...
... thing , they contrived , however , to frame a hut of some old materials , and were found by the returning ships , the next year in perfect health . The Rus- sians have attempted to colonize these dreadful islands . They have annually ...
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... our lives ; while every thing else , in these sublunary scenes , will appear , compara- tively of no moment . To conduct ourselves with propriety , in whatever situation it shall please di- vine 48 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . VI.
... our lives ; while every thing else , in these sublunary scenes , will appear , compara- tively of no moment . To conduct ourselves with propriety , in whatever situation it shall please di- vine 48 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . VI.
الصفحة 49
... things for each other , that occur through all the parts of it . These conspire to prove , that the material world , which in its nature is originated and dependent , could not have been the effect of chance or necessity , but of ...
... things for each other , that occur through all the parts of it . These conspire to prove , that the material world , which in its nature is originated and dependent , could not have been the effect of chance or necessity , but of ...
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