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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... covered 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 ...
... covered 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 ...
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... covered with it for several months , fructifies the earth , by guarding the corn , or other vegetables , from the intenser cold of the air , and especially from the cold piercing winds . It has been a vulgar opinion , very generally ...
... covered with it for several months , fructifies the earth , by guarding the corn , or other vegetables , from the intenser cold of the air , and especially from the cold piercing winds . It has been a vulgar opinion , very generally ...
Pagina 24
... covered with snow , is proved by the ex- perience of every one engaged in agriculture , The cause is simple and natural . All plants are capable of supporting cold in a greater or less de THOMSON falls into this popular error . Thro ...
... covered with snow , is proved by the ex- perience of every one engaged in agriculture , The cause is simple and natural . All plants are capable of supporting cold in a greater or less de THOMSON falls into this popular error . Thro ...
Pagina 25
... covered to a considerable depth with snow , the cold of the at- mosphere , in contact with it , tends to cool its mass ; the internal heat of the earth tends to warm it . Throughout the mass of snow there is a strong contest between the ...
... covered to a considerable depth with snow , the cold of the at- mosphere , in contact with it , tends to cool its mass ; the internal heat of the earth tends to warm it . Throughout the mass of snow there is a strong contest between the ...
Pagina 26
... covered and preserved by the snow . At the same time they find in the water the snow produces by melting , a portion of oxygen , which has a powerful effect on the principle of germina- tion , and determines the seed , which would have ...
... covered and preserved by the snow . At the same time they find in the water the snow produces by melting , a portion of oxygen , which has a powerful effect on the principle of germina- tion , and determines the seed , which would have ...
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