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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... round the seasons of the changeful year , How mighty , how majestic are thy works ! With what a pleasing dread they swell the soul , That sees astonished , and astonished sings ! It is remarkable that the first written of Thom- son's ...
... round the seasons of the changeful year , How mighty , how majestic are thy works ! With what a pleasing dread they swell the soul , That sees astonished , and astonished sings ! It is remarkable that the first written of Thom- son's ...
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... round the seasons of the changeful year , How mighty , how majestic are thy works ! With what a pleasing dread they swell the soul , That sees astonished , and astonished sings ! It is remarkable that the first written of Thom- son's ...
... round the seasons of the changeful year , How mighty , how majestic are thy works ! With what a pleasing dread they swell the soul , That sees astonished , and astonished sings ! It is remarkable that the first written of Thom- son's ...
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... round ; The rattling hail ; and beauteous - fancied frost , With hoary charms on every plant embost ; The ice , whose mighty force pervades the woods , Binds deep the earth , and stops the rapid floods ; Of these , how easy ' tis to ...
... round ; The rattling hail ; and beauteous - fancied frost , With hoary charms on every plant embost ; The ice , whose mighty force pervades the woods , Binds deep the earth , and stops the rapid floods ; Of these , how easy ' tis to ...
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... round trans- parent columns of cerulean hue , float by the asto- nished spectator . These icebergs are the creation of ages , and receive , annually , additional heights , by the falling of snow and rain , which often in- stantly ...
... round trans- parent columns of cerulean hue , float by the asto- nished spectator . These icebergs are the creation of ages , and receive , annually , additional heights , by the falling of snow and rain , which often in- stantly ...
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