A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
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No sooner do they reach the decreed place , than they begin to retreat with
apparent reluctance , still renewing their hostile attempts , and as often losing
ground ; till at length , by an invisible power , they are entirely beat back to the
main ...
No sooner do they reach the decreed place , than they begin to retreat with
apparent reluctance , still renewing their hostile attempts , and as often losing
ground ; till at length , by an invisible power , they are entirely beat back to the
main ...
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standing they caused such havoc among " the grain , they made ample
recompence by clearing the ground of the noxious worms with which it abounds .
As soon " as the birds were destroyed , the reptiles “ had full leave to multiply ,
and the ...
standing they caused such havoc among " the grain , they made ample
recompence by clearing the ground of the noxious worms with which it abounds .
As soon " as the birds were destroyed , the reptiles “ had full leave to multiply ,
and the ...
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The songsters of the grove will not sit on the ground , but perch on some elevated
station , like the men of the world , who scorn the humble disposition of the saints
, and sit high in their own estimation . The lark will not assemble with any but ...
The songsters of the grove will not sit on the ground , but perch on some elevated
station , like the men of the world , who scorn the humble disposition of the saints
, and sit high in their own estimation . The lark will not assemble with any but ...
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ed them through all eternity , if he had not borne it for them : But this he did ; and
the tempest was so infinitely fierce , that it laid him flat on the ground , filled his
soul with agony , and made him to sweat , as it were , great drops of blood falling
...
ed them through all eternity , if he had not borne it for them : But this he did ; and
the tempest was so infinitely fierce , that it laid him flat on the ground , filled his
soul with agony , and made him to sweat , as it were , great drops of blood falling
...
Page 89
89 CONTEMPLATION V. ON PLOUGHING . YONDER rustic swain , somewhat
aged , driving his lusty team out to plough , calleth to my remembrance Adam
driven from the garden , and sent to till the ground , which was cursed for his sake
...
89 CONTEMPLATION V. ON PLOUGHING . YONDER rustic swain , somewhat
aged , driving his lusty team out to plough , calleth to my remembrance Adam
driven from the garden , and sent to till the ground , which was cursed for his sake
...
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| Title | A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
| Author | James Fisher |
| Publisher | author, 1806 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 338 pages |
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