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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... ftill dif- cerns the omnipotent Creator , ever bountiful to man ; and , whether the gentle gales breathe propi- tious in fpring , or refiftlefs ftorms ravage the earth in winter , his cultivated mind kindles with devotion , and even ...
... ftill dif- cerns the omnipotent Creator , ever bountiful to man ; and , whether the gentle gales breathe propi- tious in fpring , or refiftlefs ftorms ravage the earth in winter , his cultivated mind kindles with devotion , and even ...
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... ftill , on applying it fucceffively to every fide of the difh , the fmoke will be seen to move toward the plate . Again , if the ambient wa- ter be warmed , and the plate filled with cold water , let the smoking wick of the candle be ...
... ftill , on applying it fucceffively to every fide of the difh , the fmoke will be seen to move toward the plate . Again , if the ambient wa- ter be warmed , and the plate filled with cold water , let the smoking wick of the candle be ...
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... ftill continuing their de- fcent , and meeting with fome intermitting gales of warmer air , or , in their continual waftage to and fro , touching upon each other , are a little thawed , blunted , and frozen into clusters , or intangled ...
... ftill continuing their de- fcent , and meeting with fome intermitting gales of warmer air , or , in their continual waftage to and fro , touching upon each other , are a little thawed , blunted , and frozen into clusters , or intangled ...
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... ftill more ftriking the further we proceed to the north . It fometimes happens that a fudden fhower of rain falls during a froft , and immediately turns to ice . Philips , in his Epiftle from Copenhagen , has given a beautiful ...
... ftill more ftriking the further we proceed to the north . It fometimes happens that a fudden fhower of rain falls during a froft , and immediately turns to ice . Philips , in his Epiftle from Copenhagen , has given a beautiful ...
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... ftill ; if , instead of our comfortable habitations , we had no other asy- lum than a gloomy cavern , or a fkin - covered tent ; if we had no other refource for our fubfiftence than a perilous activity in the chafe ; and if we were de ...
... ftill ; if , instead of our comfortable habitations , we had no other asy- lum than a gloomy cavern , or a fkin - covered tent ; if we had no other refource for our fubfiftence than a perilous activity in the chafe ; and if we were de ...
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