Whether immers'd in day, the Sun your throne, You gird the planets in your silver zone; Or warm, descending on ethereal wing, The Earth's cold bosom with the beams of spring; Press drop to drop, to atom atom bind, Link sex to sex, or rivet mind to mind;... The Temple of Nature, Or, The Origin of Society: A Poem, with Philosophical ... - Page 10by Erasmus Darwin - 1804 - 344 pagesFull view - About this book
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