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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... give plants more strength , and make them ex- pand with more vigour . Several are even per- suaded that winters , producing no snow , presage a bad harvest , and a feeble state of vegetation ; and they ascribe its influence to the salts ...
... give plants more strength , and make them ex- pand with more vigour . Several are even per- suaded that winters , producing no snow , presage a bad harvest , and a feeble state of vegetation ; and they ascribe its influence to the salts ...
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... give seed to the sower and bread to the eater ; so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth : it shall not return unto me void , but shall accom- plish that which I please , and it shall prosper in the thing whereunto I sent it ...
... give seed to the sower and bread to the eater ; so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth : it shall not return unto me void , but shall accom- plish that which I please , and it shall prosper in the thing whereunto I sent it ...
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... give birth to ruddy vapours , whose red colour will vary according to the quantity and proportion of those different substances which are generated . These vapours are carried towards the south where the air is most dilated , so that ...
... give birth to ruddy vapours , whose red colour will vary according to the quantity and proportion of those different substances which are generated . These vapours are carried towards the south where the air is most dilated , so that ...
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... gives her richest treasures birth ; And where the costly gems , that beam around The brows of mightiest potentates are found ? No. Never such a countless , dazzling store Had left , unseen , the Ganges ' peopled shore . Rapacious hands ...
... gives her richest treasures birth ; And where the costly gems , that beam around The brows of mightiest potentates are found ? No. Never such a countless , dazzling store Had left , unseen , the Ganges ' peopled shore . Rapacious hands ...
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... gives them majestic as well as other most singular forms . Masses have been seen assuming the shape of a Gothic church , with arched windows and doors , and all the rich tracery of that style , composed of what an Arabian tale would ...
... gives them majestic as well as other most singular forms . Masses have been seen assuming the shape of a Gothic church , with arched windows and doors , and all the rich tracery of that style , composed of what an Arabian tale would ...
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