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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Up that majestic ladder , the rounds of which thou hast so elegantly described ,
may all ascend to contemplate , not only the God of Nature , but also the God of
Grace , the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , by whom the worlds were ...
Up that majestic ladder , the rounds of which thou hast so elegantly described ,
may all ascend to contemplate , not only the God of Nature , but also the God of
Grace , the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , by whom the worlds were ...
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Not knowing what to think , would not he stand in contemplation , not for a short
space , but for a long time ? And can we suppose that Adam , as has been
already observed , would be less astonished at finding himself , and beholding
creation ...
Not knowing what to think , would not he stand in contemplation , not for a short
space , but for a long time ? And can we suppose that Adam , as has been
already observed , would be less astonished at finding himself , and beholding
creation ...
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Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that
Delightful Season James Fisher. a great part of the employment of man , in a
state of innocence , to contemplate the works of God ; it certainly is and ought to
be ...
Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that
Delightful Season James Fisher. a great part of the employment of man , in a
state of innocence , to contemplate the works of God ; it certainly is and ought to
be ...
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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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| Title | A Spring Day: Or, Contemplations on Several Occurrences which Naturally Strike the Eye in that Delightful Season |
| Author | James Fisher |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Author, 1819 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 16 Dec 2008 |
| Length | 344 pages |
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