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1572 1800 va

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

THE system of the world,

Reflections on the blossoms of trees,

Continual revolutions and changes in the earth,

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An invitation to seek God in the works of nature, 8

The dawn of day,

Wonders of vision,

Spring renews the face of the earth,

The springing up of seeds,

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The chick in the egg,

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On the buds of flowers,

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earth,

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Spring an emblem of the frailty of human life and

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Sins we are apt to commit in spring,

The harmony and patriotism among the bees,

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The prodigious number of plants on the earth,

Plurality of worlds,

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The variety of flowers,

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The perfume of flowers,

Use of venomous plants and animals,

The multitude of animals,

Immensity of the firmament,

Singularities in the vegetable kingdom,

Means of happiness which we find in nature,

The loadstone,

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Cherries,

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The wisdom observable in the construction of the

bodies of animals,

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The dew,

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Life and labours of the bee,

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Exterior parts of plants,

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Hymn of thanksgiving for the works of the creation, 122

The pleasures which summer affords to our senses, 132.

A sketch of the inward parts of the human body, 133

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The rainbow,

The birds nests,

The many enjoyments we find in nature,

Reflections on a flower garden,

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Description of the common phenomena of a storm, 168

The ant,

The hail,

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Use of storms,

The earth, and its original constitution,

On the phases of the moon,

Mineral waters,

The continual activity of nature in the vegetable

kingdom

The beauty and use of meadows and fields,

The morning twilight,

Evening twilight,

The ephemeral fly,

Nothing perishes in nature,

Difference of zones,

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Means of subsistence which nature affords to animals, 224

Comparison between the senses of men and animals, 242

Thunder,

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Contemplation of a meadow,,

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Mischief

Variety of plants,

Reflections on the animal creation,

Division of the earth,

Nature and properties of light,

The formation of birds,

Reflections on the sky,

Moral reflections on seeing a field of corn,

Shell-fish,

On the government of God,

Harvest hymn,

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