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 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study |
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... ca- ressing its young . A single aphis is sufficient to supply , in this way , many ants with a plentiful meal . Most insects become torpid when their tempera- ture approaches the NO . XL . On the Ingenuity of certain Insects . 13.
... ca- ressing its young . A single aphis is sufficient to supply , in this way , many ants with a plentiful meal . Most insects become torpid when their tempera- ture approaches the NO . XL . On the Ingenuity of certain Insects . 13.
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... approaches the freezing point . Ants present a remarkable exception to this rule ; for they are not benumbed till the thermometer has descended five degrees of Fahrenheit below the freezing point . They , therefore , have need of a ...
... approaches the freezing point . Ants present a remarkable exception to this rule ; for they are not benumbed till the thermometer has descended five degrees of Fahrenheit below the freezing point . They , therefore , have need of a ...
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... approach Bewoken glad . Lo ! now , apparent all , Aslant the dew - bright earth , and coloured air , He looks in boundless majesty abroad ; And sheds the shining day , that burnished plays On rocks and hills , and towers , and wandering ...
... approach Bewoken glad . Lo ! now , apparent all , Aslant the dew - bright earth , and coloured air , He looks in boundless majesty abroad ; And sheds the shining day , that burnished plays On rocks and hills , and towers , and wandering ...
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... approach of the sunbeams , now assumes a ro- seate hue . Thus Lucretius : - 4 Roseam Matuta per oras Etheris Auroram defert , et lumina pandit . O'er all the skies Matuta spreads her light , And brings the morn in roseate colours bright ...
... approach of the sunbeams , now assumes a ro- seate hue . Thus Lucretius : - 4 Roseam Matuta per oras Etheris Auroram defert , et lumina pandit . O'er all the skies Matuta spreads her light , And brings the morn in roseate colours bright ...
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... approaches , the spectacle is still more beau- tiful . By soft progressions of light , Nature at length appears in her utmost perfection . The sun is rising . A first ray escaped from the mountain's top , that still conceals the radiant ...
... approaches , the spectacle is still more beau- tiful . By soft progressions of light , Nature at length appears in her utmost perfection . The sun is rising . A first ray escaped from the mountain's top , that still conceals the radiant ...
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