The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Band 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... fixed point , is continually shifting from place to place , in order to restore the equilibrium , wherever it is destroyed ; whether by the heat of the sun ; the rising of vapours , or exhalations ; the falling of great quantities of ...
... fixed point , is continually shifting from place to place , in order to restore the equilibrium , wherever it is destroyed ; whether by the heat of the sun ; the rising of vapours , or exhalations ; the falling of great quantities of ...
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... fix , for a time , immoveable by the power of the ocean , and then produce , near the horizon , that bright white appearance , called by mariners the blink of the ice . The approximation of two great fields pro- duces a most singular ...
... fix , for a time , immoveable by the power of the ocean , and then produce , near the horizon , that bright white appearance , called by mariners the blink of the ice . The approximation of two great fields pro- duces a most singular ...
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... fix my ardent hopes on high , And , having lived to thee , in thee to die . But to the bulk of mankind , immersed in the cares of business , or the pursuits of pleasure , this veneration of the Divine Being , this confidence in his ...
... fix my ardent hopes on high , And , having lived to thee , in thee to die . But to the bulk of mankind , immersed in the cares of business , or the pursuits of pleasure , this veneration of the Divine Being , this confidence in his ...
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... fix my ardent hopes on high , And , having lived to thee , in thee to die . But to the bulk of mankind , immersed cares of business , or the pursuits of pleasur veneration of the Divine Being , this confide . his goodness , and ...
... fix my ardent hopes on high , And , having lived to thee , in thee to die . But to the bulk of mankind , immersed cares of business , or the pursuits of pleasur veneration of the Divine Being , this confide . his goodness , and ...
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... fixed stars and planets . The ancients , who knew so little of the motions of the planets , had no means of investigating the true disposition of their orbits , which is the cause of the variety of opinions formerly held on this subject ...
... fixed stars and planets . The ancients , who knew so little of the motions of the planets , had no means of investigating the true disposition of their orbits , which is the cause of the variety of opinions formerly held on this subject ...
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