Discourse introductory to a course of lectures on the science of nature  with original music, composed for, and sung on, the occasion. Delivered in the Hall of the Universiy [sic] of Pennsylvania, Nov. 8, 1800. By Charles W. Peale. [Three lines from Petrie].

The botanic garden . A poem, in two parts. Part I. Containing the economy of vegetation. Part II. The loves of the plants. With philosophical notes.

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Discourse introductory to a course of lectures on the science of nature with original music, composed for, and sung on, the occasion. Delivered in the Hall of the Universiy [sic] of Pennsylvania, Nov. 8, 1800. By Charles W. Peale. [Three lines from Petrie].

The botanic garden . A poem, in two parts. Part I. Containing the economy of vegetation. Part II. The loves of the plants. With philosophical notes.