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... Nature as a great educator of all men , and sees as her apt pupil the man who is aware of more than the physical beauty of Nature , one whom the experience of observing Nature more deeply ' prompts with remembrance of a present God ...
... Nature as a great educator of all men , and sees as her apt pupil the man who is aware of more than the physical beauty of Nature , one whom the experience of observing Nature more deeply ' prompts with remembrance of a present God ...
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... nature . But before the year was ended , I had occasion to wonder at the progress that may be made , in despite of natural deficiency , by dint alone of prac- tice ; for I actually produced three landscapes , which a lady thought worthy ...
... nature . But before the year was ended , I had occasion to wonder at the progress that may be made , in despite of natural deficiency , by dint alone of prac- tice ; for I actually produced three landscapes , which a lady thought worthy ...
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... natural antipathy between dog and hare , but the pursuit of the one occasions the flight of the other , and the dog ... nature has furnished them with a brush under each foot ; and that they are never infested by any vermin . - May 28 ...
... natural antipathy between dog and hare , but the pursuit of the one occasions the flight of the other , and the dog ... nature has furnished them with a brush under each foot ; and that they are never infested by any vermin . - May 28 ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
COWPERS LIFE | 38 |
The Diverting History of John Gilpin | 65 |
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