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 - Nature study |
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... o'er the wide stupendous scene , Bebelds new scenes beneath another sky2 , Throned in his palace of cerulean ice , Here Winter holds his unrejoicing court , And through his airy hall the loud misrule Of driving tempest is for ever beard ...
... o'er the wide stupendous scene , Bebelds new scenes beneath another sky2 , Throned in his palace of cerulean ice , Here Winter holds his unrejoicing court , And through his airy hall the loud misrule Of driving tempest is for ever beard ...
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... o'er the wide stupendous scene , Beholds new scenes beneath another sky2 , Throned in his palace of cerulean ice , Here Winter holds his unrejoicing court , And through his airy hall the loud misrule Of driving tempest is for ever heard ...
... o'er the wide stupendous scene , Beholds new scenes beneath another sky2 , Throned in his palace of cerulean ice , Here Winter holds his unrejoicing court , And through his airy hall the loud misrule Of driving tempest is for ever heard ...
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... o'er the woods . POPE . In fine , in each vicissitude of the seasons , he still discerns the omnipotent Creator , ever bountiful to man ; and , whether the gentle gales breathe propitious in spring , or resistless storms ravage the ...
... o'er the woods . POPE . In fine , in each vicissitude of the seasons , he still discerns the omnipotent Creator , ever bountiful to man ; and , whether the gentle gales breathe propitious in spring , or resistless storms ravage the ...
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... o'er the moving wilderness of waves , From pole to pole through boundless space diffused , Magnificently dreadful ! MALLET . Virgil , in the first book of his Æneid , gives the description of a storm , which , as Mr. Spence ob- serves ...
... o'er the moving wilderness of waves , From pole to pole through boundless space diffused , Magnificently dreadful ! MALLET . Virgil , in the first book of his Æneid , gives the description of a storm , which , as Mr. Spence ob- serves ...
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... o'er , Then the green fields , and then the sandy shore ; Bent with the weight the nodding woods are seen , And one bright waste hides all the works of men : The circling seas alone , absorbing all , Drink the dissolving fleeces as they ...
... o'er , Then the green fields , and then the sandy shore ; Bent with the weight the nodding woods are seen , And one bright waste hides all the works of men : The circling seas alone , absorbing all , Drink the dissolving fleeces as they ...
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