The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Tom 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... observed going to the fields , bring- ing in provisions , and distributing them to the worms in the cells . A cell is no sooner abandoned by a young wasp , than it is cleaned , trimmed , and re- paired by an old one , and rendered , in ...
... observed going to the fields , bring- ing in provisions , and distributing them to the worms in the cells . A cell is no sooner abandoned by a young wasp , than it is cleaned , trimmed , and re- paired by an old one , and rendered , in ...
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... observed , when part of a nest is suddenly exposed , their extreme solicitude for the preservation of their chrysales , or nymphs , which often exceed the size of the animals themselves . With amazing dexterity and quickness the ants ...
... observed , when part of a nest is suddenly exposed , their extreme solicitude for the preservation of their chrysales , or nymphs , which often exceed the size of the animals themselves . With amazing dexterity and quickness the ants ...
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... observed be- fore , the great poet of the Seasons has comprised the whole of his description within the limits of a single day . To give importance , moreover , to a season , in other respects so unproductive of subject , his muse has ...
... observed be- fore , the great poet of the Seasons has comprised the whole of his description within the limits of a single day . To give importance , moreover , to a season , in other respects so unproductive of subject , his muse has ...
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... observation , that indolence and the love of sleep prevent a great part of mankind from contem- plating this beauteous ... observed in the memory of man ; and 6 the same which , in all probability , they 34 NO . XLII . The Contemplative ...
... observation , that indolence and the love of sleep prevent a great part of mankind from contem- plating this beauteous ... observed in the memory of man ; and 6 the same which , in all probability , they 34 NO . XLII . The Contemplative ...
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... observations . Beauty ceases to charm , and magnificence to strike , when the ob- ject , however perfect it may be , is become familiar to a mind , unaccustomed to reflect on the order and harmony of the creation , and on those ...
... observations . Beauty ceases to charm , and magnificence to strike , when the ob- ject , however perfect it may be , is become familiar to a mind , unaccustomed to reflect on the order and harmony of the creation , and on those ...
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