CONTENTS OF VOLUME I

MEDITATION on New-year's day,

The blessings granted by God to us in winter,

Daily proofs of God's providence,

Several ufes of fire,

Winter amusements,

The care which Providence takes of animals du-

The pleasures of winter,

ring winter,

Vegetables,

Singular state of man when asleep,

Advantages of the climate we inhabit,

The fertility which snow gives to the earth,

Discoveries made by the microscope,.

Contemplation of the starry heavens,

Advantages of night,

Reflections on myself,

Hurt occasioned by extraordinary cold,

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The repose of nature during winter,

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The Laplanders,

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The wise ordinance of our globe,

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Short meditations on the works of God, drawn

from the Holy Scriptures,.

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Wonders of the human voice,

The duty of collecting our thoughts in winter,

The fear of spectres,

Subterraneous fires,

Comets,

Snow,

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The rapidity with which human life passes away, 65

Frost sometimes seen on glass windows,

The use of bread,

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Our duty in regard to sleep,

Revolutions which are constantly in nature,

Every thing in nature tends to the good of man-

kind,

The influence which the cold has upon health,

A temperature always the same would not be good

for the earth,

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The use of stars,

The wonderful make of the eye,

On fogs,

The flux and reflux,

A short history of the creation,

Bodily advantages the beafts have over us,

The moon,

The rain waters the earth, and makes it fruitful,

The images of death which winter affords,

Means to procure fire,

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The equal distribution of the seasons,

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The utility of our senses,

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Elevation of the soul to God,

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Bad weather,

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State of some animals during winter,

Winds and tempests,

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The Aurora Borealis,

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The extreme smallness of certain bodies,

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Winter gradually subsides,

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The human body, relative to its exterior parts,

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The advantages the sea procures us,

The difference between animals and plants,

The uniformity and variety in the works of nature, 176

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Seeds,

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The change of seasons,

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Several things which appear to be of no use,

Harmony between the moral and physical world, 196

The nature and properties of air,

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There is nothing new under the sun,

Caves in the mountains,

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Magnificence of God in his works,

The arrangement of the seasons in the other planets, 213

Paternal cares of Providence for the preservation

of our lives in every part of the world,

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Proofs which the works of creation furnish us of

the goodness of God,

Pleasing effect of the heat of the sun,

Relation that all creatures have with one another, 263

The integral parts of water,

The propagation of plants,

Variety observable in the features of the face,

God's universal care of his creatures,

Flowers of the month of April,

The return of the birds,

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REFLECTIONS,