The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, 第 1 卷Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... mountains , either of which causes a sudden condensation or compression of the air ; or by high mountains , which alter the di- rection of the winds . For to these , not to men- tion other circumstances , we may trace the origin of all ...
... mountains , either of which causes a sudden condensation or compression of the air ; or by high mountains , which alter the di- rection of the winds . For to these , not to men- tion other circumstances , we may trace the origin of all ...
第 18 頁
... mountain tops are 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 ...
... mountain tops are 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 ...
第 27 頁
... mountains he has built , stand fast ; Beckons the legions of his storms away From happier scenes to make the land a prey ; Proclaims the soil a conquest he has won , And scorns to share it with the distant sun . COWPER . WINTER , in our ...
... mountains he has built , stand fast ; Beckons the legions of his storms away From happier scenes to make the land a prey ; Proclaims the soil a conquest he has won , And scorns to share it with the distant sun . COWPER . WINTER , in our ...
第 28 頁
... mountains of snow rolling down the precipices of the same countries ; the dreary plains over which the Laplander urges his reindeer ; the won- ders of the icy sea ; and volcanoes flaming through a waste of snow ; are objects selected ...
... mountains of snow rolling down the precipices of the same countries ; the dreary plains over which the Laplander urges his reindeer ; the won- ders of the icy sea ; and volcanoes flaming through a waste of snow ; are objects selected ...
第 33 頁
... mountains , and are sometimes five or six hundred yards thick ; but the far greater part is concealed beneath the water . These are continually increased in height by the freezing of the spray of the sea , or of the melting of the snow ...
... mountains , and are sometimes five or six hundred yards thick ; but the far greater part is concealed beneath the water . These are continually increased in height by the freezing of the spray of the sea , or of the melting of the snow ...
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