 | 1843 - 684 trang
...reflections were, the extraordinary beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye. I mention it to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes...contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots and leaves without admiration. Can that Being, thought I, who planted, watered, and brought to perfection,... | |
 | George Miller - 1826 - 864 trang
...this moment, painful as my reflections were, Hie extraordinary beauty of a small MOSS in fructuation, irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to shew...of my fingers, i could not contemplate the delicate formation, of its roots, leaves, and capsula, without admiration. Can that Being (thought I,) who planted,... | |
 | 1826 - 576 trang
...beauty of a small moss in fructification irresistibly caught his eye." " And I could not," he adds, " contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots,...capsula, without admiration. Can that Being," thought he, " who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which... | |
 | George Johnston - 1829 - 636 trang
...extraordinary beauty of a small moss, in fructification, irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this, to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes...the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsule, without admiration. Can that Being, thought I, who planted, watered, and brought to perfection,... | |
 | 1830 - 612 trang
...and perish. At this moment the extraordinary beauty of a smalt moss irresistibly caught his eye, and, though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of his fingers, he could not contemplate the delicate formation of its leaves and capsules without admiration.... | |
 | 1832 - 440 trang
...beauty of a small moss, in fructification, irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this, he adds, to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes...consolation , for though the whole plant was not larger than one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsula.... | |
 | Charles Williams - 1833 - 284 trang
...and perish. At this moment the extraordinary beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye; and, though the whole plant was not larger than the top...the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsules, without admiration. Can that Being, thought I, who planted, watered, and brought to perfection,... | |
 | 1833 - 310 trang
...irresistibly caught my eye. I mention this to shew from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometime; derive consolation ; for though the whole plant was...could not contemplate the delicate conformation of the roots, leaves, &c., without admiration. Can thai Beinj (thought I) who planted, watered, and brought... | |
 | Charles Williams - 1833 - 300 trang
...beauty of a small moss irresistibly caught my eye ; and, though the whole VAILLANT— USES Of MOSS. 33 plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers,...the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsules, without admiration. Can that Being, thought I, who planted, watered, and brought to perfection,... | |
 | 1833 - 814 trang
...mention this to shew from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation j for though the whole plant was not larger than the...could not contemplate the delicate conformation of the roots, leaves, &c., without admiration. Can that Being (thought I) who planted, watered, and brought... | |
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I mention this to shew from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and... 
