The Contemplative Philosopher: Or Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year;: With Poetical Illustrations and Moral Reflections on Each Subject. In Two Volumes..G. G. and J. Robinson, F. and C. Rivington, W. Bent, Longman and Rees, and J. Mawman. 1800. M. Brown, printer, 1800 |
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Strana 20
... firft touch of the finger upon its fharp edges or points , they melt : otherwife they would pierce the finger like fo many lancets . The lightnefs of fnow , although it is firm ice , is owing to the excess of its furface , in comparison ...
... firft touch of the finger upon its fharp edges or points , they melt : otherwife they would pierce the finger like fo many lancets . The lightnefs of fnow , although it is firm ice , is owing to the excess of its furface , in comparison ...
Strana 39
... Firft of Minds ; the Chief , the Sole . AKENSIDE . THE commencement of a new year muft natu- turally fuggeft to a wife man fome reflections on the years which are now no more , and fome anxiety concerning thofe which are yet to come ...
... Firft of Minds ; the Chief , the Sole . AKENSIDE . THE commencement of a new year muft natu- turally fuggeft to a wife man fome reflections on the years which are now no more , and fome anxiety concerning thofe which are yet to come ...
Strana 41
... firft caufe , which is the notion of God , or elfe , by the fame argument as before , muft be derived from him , and lead us , confequently , to the knowledge of him . But this argument , which is called the argument à priori , with the ...
... firft caufe , which is the notion of God , or elfe , by the fame argument as before , muft be derived from him , and lead us , confequently , to the knowledge of him . But this argument , which is called the argument à priori , with the ...
Strana 46
... firft fuppofition , that God , when We created the human fpecies , wished their happi- nefs ; and made for them the provifion which he has made , with that view , and for that purpose . " The fame argument may be proposed in differ- ent ...
... firft fuppofition , that God , when We created the human fpecies , wished their happi- nefs ; and made for them the provifion which he has made , with that view , and for that purpose . " The fame argument may be proposed in differ- ent ...
Strana 47
... firft , fo long as this conftitution is upholden by him , we must in reafon fuppofe the fame defign to continue . " There is always a fingle example , by which each man finds himself more convinced than by all others put together . I ...
... firft , fo long as this conftitution is upholden by him , we must in reafon fuppofe the fame defign to continue . " There is always a fingle example , by which each man finds himself more convinced than by all others put together . I ...
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