The Contemplative Philosopher: Or Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year;: With Poetical Illustrations and Moral Reflections on Each Subject. In Two Volumes..G. G. and J. Robinson, F. and C. Rivington, W. Bent, Longman and Rees, and J. Mawman. 1800. M. Brown, printer, 1800 |
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... Flowers 26. The Anatomy of Flowers 199 207 215 27. Reflections on the Modern Art of Gardening 224 28. Reflections on Vegetation - 232 29. The Procefs of Nature in the Vegetation of Plants 240 30. On various Phenomenons in the Vegetable ...
... Flowers 26. The Anatomy of Flowers 199 207 215 27. Reflections on the Modern Art of Gardening 224 28. Reflections on Vegetation - 232 29. The Procefs of Nature in the Vegetation of Plants 240 30. On various Phenomenons in the Vegetable ...
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... which the woods affume , contrast- ed to their late leaflefs and inhofpitable appearance ; and , as " hope waits upon the flowery prime " , the fruits and flowers , when they bud , will delight 6 CONTEMPLATIVE PHILOSOPHER .
... which the woods affume , contrast- ed to their late leaflefs and inhofpitable appearance ; and , as " hope waits upon the flowery prime " , the fruits and flowers , when they bud , will delight 6 CONTEMPLATIVE PHILOSOPHER .
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... flowers , when they bud , will delight the fancy , in fweet anticipation , with all the pride of fummer , and all the riches of autumn . The rigours of departed winter will be forgotten in that all- enlivening renovation of Nature . In ...
... flowers , when they bud , will delight the fancy , in fweet anticipation , with all the pride of fummer , and all the riches of autumn . The rigours of departed winter will be forgotten in that all- enlivening renovation of Nature . In ...
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... flower , and feed , in the short warmth of June and July , and then wither into rest · until the fucceeding year . Among thefe , however , the falubrious fcurvygrafs , the refource of diftem- pered frames , is providentially moft ...
... flower , and feed , in the short warmth of June and July , and then wither into rest · until the fucceeding year . Among thefe , however , the falubrious fcurvygrafs , the refource of diftem- pered frames , is providentially moft ...
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... ; Her green robe floats upon the air ; And fcatter'd from her liberal hand , Fair bloffoms deck the trees , fair flowers adorn the land . SCOTT . VI . REFLECTIONS ON THE EXISTENCE OF A SUPREME BEING 38 CONTEMPLATIVE PHILOSOPHER .
... ; Her green robe floats upon the air ; And fcatter'd from her liberal hand , Fair bloffoms deck the trees , fair flowers adorn the land . SCOTT . VI . REFLECTIONS ON THE EXISTENCE OF A SUPREME BEING 38 CONTEMPLATIVE PHILOSOPHER .
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