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CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.

MEDITATION On New-year's day,

on

The blessings granted by God to us in winter,

Daily proofs of God's providence,

Several uses of fire,

Winter amusements,

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The care which Providence takes of animals du-

ring winter,

The pleasures of winter,

Vegetables,

Singular state of man when asleep,

Advantages of the climate we inhabit,

The fertility which snow gives to the earth,

Contemplation of the starry heavens,

Discoveries made by the microscope,

Hurt occasioned by extraordinary cold,

Advantages of night,

31

Reflections on myself,

33

35

The repose of nature during winter,

38

The Laplanders,

40

The wise ordinance of our globe,

43

from the Holy Scriptures,

Wonders of the human voice,

The duty of collecting our thoughts in winter,

Short meditations on the works of God, drawn

Snow,

The rapidity with which human life passes away, 65

Frost sometimes seen on glass windows,

The use of bread,

68

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Our

63

The equal distribution of the seasons,

Our duty in regard to sleep,

Revolutions which are constantly in nature,

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72

74

Every thing in nature tends to the good of man-

kind,

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The influence which the cold has upon health, 79

A temperature always the same would not be good

for the earth,

The use of stars,

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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8.5

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ΙΟΙ

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11.5

118

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State of some animals during winter,

Winds and tempests,

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The

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The Aurora Borealis,

155

The extreme smallness of certain bodies,

157

Winter gradually subsides,

160

The human body, relative to its exterior parts,

162

The hope of spring,

164

The white frost,

Variety of means which contribute to the fertility

of nature,

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,

179

On the size and distance of the sun,

181

Several things which appear to be of no use,

Harmony between the moral and physical world, 196

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,