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CONTENTS.
A MEDITATION upon New-year's Day
Winter has Blessings which are often disregarded
God continually presides over his Creation...
Uses and Advantages of Fire..
Amusements of Winter
God's providential Care of the Animal Creation during
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Winter
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Contemplation of the Heavenly Bodies
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Discoveries which have been made by the Microscope.. 21
Advantages of Night...
Reflections upon Self......
The Damage occasioned by extraordinary Cold..
Wisdom displayed in the Structure of the Globe
Short Meditations upon the Works of God, taken from
Rapidity with which Life passes away.
Hoar-frost observed on the Glass of Windows
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On the Use of Bread
Of our Duty in respect to Sleep..
Of the Revolutions which are continually taking place
in Nature...
Every Thing in Nature conduces to the Good of Mankind
Of the Influence which Cold has upon Health .......
An Uniformity of Temperature would be disadvantage-
ous to the Earth...
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Of the Moon
Rain Fertilizes the Earth
Of the Shortness and Uncertainty of Life
Equal Distribution of the Seasons.
Utility of our Senses considered
Principles of Combustion generally diffused throughout
Nature
The Soul becomes elevated by reflecting upon God
Causes of the Vicissitudes of Heat and Cold...
Singularities in the Mineral Kingdom
God's Love for Man daily manifested
Tranquillity of the Night....
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Winter is an Emblem of Life.
The Utility of Mountains...
Powers of the Mind enlarged by contemplating God in
the Works of Nature....
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Unpleasant Weather..
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State of certain Birds and Animals during the Winter
Winds and Tempests...
Means which contribute to fertilize the Earth
Of the Advantages derived from the Sea...
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Difference existing between Animals and Plants ... 114
Uniformity and Diversity in the Works of Nature
Of Seeds....
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Upon the Imperfect Knowledge we have of Nature.... 122
Grandeur and Distance of the Sun
The Utility of Vegetables...
Structure of the Human Heart
Gradual Approach of Night
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Magnificence of God displayed in his Works..
Arrangement of the Seasons in different Planets...... 143
Care of Providence for the Preservation of his Creatures.
experienced in every Country of the World ...... 144
Hymn for the Commencement of Spring.
The azure Colour of the Sky
Necessity and Use of Air...
Magnitude of the Earth
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Generation of Birds
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Prognostic Signs of the Weather
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Position of the Sun...
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The Permanency of Corporeal Beings
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Advantages of Rain
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Of Respiration....
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Proofs of the Goodness of God derived from the Works
of Nature..
Beneficial Influence of the Sun upon the Creation..... 182
Relations that all Creatures have for each other...... 184
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Of the constituent Parts of Water..
Propagation of Plants..
Diversity of Traits in the Human Countenance
The Universal Care of God over his Creatures
Flowers which bloom in April
Return of the Birds ..
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Pleasure derived from the Contemplation of Nature.... 199
The Utility of Forests
The Glory of God seen in the Creation of Animals.... 201
Hymn of Praise on the Beauties of Spring.
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System of the World...
Blossoms of Trees
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Of the continual Revolutions and Changes that take
place in Nature
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An Invitation to seek God in the Works of Nature.... 208
Of the Number and Magnitude of Creatures upon the
Earth....
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Spring an Emblem of the Frailty of Human Life, and
an Image of Death...
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Spring emblematical of the Resurrection of the Body.. 242
Attractive Power of Bodies....
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Complaints of Men against the Laws of Nature ...... 245
Of the Sins to which we are most prone during the
Plurality of Worlds
Hymn of Thanksgiving..
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Difference between the Works of Nature and of Art.. 255
Sketch of the internal Parts of the Human Body.
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