The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... Sweet bird , whom the winter constrains -- { And seldom another it can- To seek a retreat while he reigns , In the well - sheltered dwelling of man . Who never can seem to intrude , Tho ' in all places equally free , Come oft ' as the ...
... Sweet bird , whom the winter constrains -- { And seldom another it can- To seek a retreat while he reigns , In the well - sheltered dwelling of man . Who never can seem to intrude , Tho ' in all places equally free , Come oft ' as the ...
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... sweet are the uses of adversity , ' which best instruct us how to estimate and how to enjoy prosperity ! In like man- ner , the recollection of the frowning skies of winter will make us rejoice in the return of that spring , in whose ...
... sweet are the uses of adversity , ' which best instruct us how to estimate and how to enjoy prosperity ! In like man- ner , the recollection of the frowning skies of winter will make us rejoice in the return of that spring , in whose ...
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... sweet anticipation , with all the pride of summer , and all the riches of autumn . The rigours of departed winter will be forgotten in that all - enlivening renovation of Nature . In fie , our hearts , then attuned to cheerfulness and ...
... sweet anticipation , with all the pride of summer , and all the riches of autumn . The rigours of departed winter will be forgotten in that all - enlivening renovation of Nature . In fie , our hearts , then attuned to cheerfulness and ...
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... sweets of society that exalt existence , and render life delightful ! Let the consideration , then , of the unspeakable advantages which we enjoy in our temperate clime , and to which we are so inattentive , not only banish every ...
... sweets of society that exalt existence , and render life delightful ! Let the consideration , then , of the unspeakable advantages which we enjoy in our temperate clime , and to which we are so inattentive , not only banish every ...
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... sweets o'er brightning fields effuse ; Hence shoots the grass , the garden smiles with flowers , And sportive gales steal fragrance from the bowers . In a former Paper ' , I have given a philoso- phical account of the winds , which are ...
... sweets o'er brightning fields effuse ; Hence shoots the grass , the garden smiles with flowers , And sportive gales steal fragrance from the bowers . In a former Paper ' , I have given a philoso- phical account of the winds , which are ...
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