A Spring-day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
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... wantons gaily over all the fields , strewing the earth with flowers , and pouring
melody from every grove , while it awakens in the human breast agreeable
sensations , enlivening the mind to sublimity of thought and sweet contemplation
.
... wantons gaily over all the fields , strewing the earth with flowers , and pouring
melody from every grove , while it awakens in the human breast agreeable
sensations , enlivening the mind to sublimity of thought and sweet contemplation
.
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How would he stand amazed ! lost in reflection , --- confounded every power of
his mind ! Whether in a dream , in a vision , or awake , he beholds all , he is
equally uncertain . Not knowing what to think , would not he stand in
contemplation ...
How would he stand amazed ! lost in reflection , --- confounded every power of
his mind ! Whether in a dream , in a vision , or awake , he beholds all , he is
equally uncertain . Not knowing what to think , would not he stand in
contemplation ...
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The works of nature naturally lead the contemplative mind up the stream of
creation to God the fountain - head . This they did to David , and so should they
do to us . All the works which we behold shew forth his wisdom , power , and
goodness ...
The works of nature naturally lead the contemplative mind up the stream of
creation to God the fountain - head . This they did to David , and so should they
do to us . All the works which we behold shew forth his wisdom , power , and
goodness ...
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Next , the majestic appearance of the forests should strike our minds with a due
sense of that majesty and power which made and reared their lofty plants ; and of
that goodness which hath made them of such utility to man and beast . And as ...
Next , the majestic appearance of the forests should strike our minds with a due
sense of that majesty and power which made and reared their lofty plants ; and of
that goodness which hath made them of such utility to man and beast . And as ...
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The sense of hearing , too , how surprising it is ! as by it . sounds are
distinguished , and the pleasure of harmony communicated to the mind . Nor is
that of smelling less wonderful , whereby agreeable odours are received with
pleasure , and ...
The sense of hearing , too , how surprising it is ! as by it . sounds are
distinguished , and the pleasure of harmony communicated to the mind . Nor is
that of smelling less wonderful , whereby agreeable odours are received with
pleasure , and ...
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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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