Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons: Illustrating the Perfections of God, in the Phenomena of the Year |
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adapted admiration afford alluded already animalcule animals appear Audoin beautiful bestowed birds birds of prey blow-fly body Bridgewater Treatise caterpillar character climate cocoon colour contrivance Corncockle creation Creator cultivation Divine domestic earth effect enjoyment existence extended external faculties fannette feeling feet flock flowers fruit garden gooseberry habits heart heat heaven human race inhabitants insect instincts intended kind labours larva larvæ less light living mandible means ment mind moral nature numerous object observe operation organs papillæ particular peculiar perfect plants possess present prey produce pupa purpose quadrupeds regions remarkable render rivers of Iceland says scarcely season seed seems silk species spirit striking structure subsistence substance surface tail tannin taste thing thou tion tree tribes turnip varieties various vegetable vertebrated wag-tail WEEK-SUNDAY WEEK-TUESDAY whole wild wings wisdom