 When first seen from the deck of a vessel, only a series of dark points is descried just above the horizon. Shortly after the points enlarge into the plumed tops of cocoa-nut trees, and a line of green, interrupted at intervals, is traced along the water's...  The Island World of the Pacific Ocean - Стр. 73авторы: Charles Marion Tyler - 1885 - Страниц: 337Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 1856 - Страниц: 606
...descried just above the horizon. Shortly after, these points enlarge into the plumed tops of palm-trees, and a line of green, interrupted at intervals, is...along the water's surface. Approaching still nearer, this line of green is seen to spring from a narrow belt of soil raised but a few feet above the surface... | |
 | 1850 - Страниц: 548
...points is descried just above the horizon. Shortly after, the points enlarge into the plumed tops of cocoa-nut trees, and a line of green, interrupted...out before the eye, and a scene of more interest can hardly be imagined. The surf, beating loud and heavy along the margin of the reef, presents a strange... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1856 - Страниц: 602
...descried just above the horizon. Shortly after, these points enlarge into the plumed tops of palm-trees, and a line of green, interrupted at intervals, is...along the water's surface. Approaching still nearer, this Une of green is seen to spring from a narrow belt of soil raised but a few feet above the surface... | |
 | Philip Henry Gosse - 1861 - Страниц: 446
...points is descried, just above the horizon. Shortly after, the points enlarge into the plumed tops of cocoa-nut trees, and a line of green, interrupted...the eye, and a scene of more interest can scarcely * This does not agree with Darwin's theory of subsidence. be imagined. The surf, beating loud and heavy... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Sophia M'Ilvaine Bledsoe Herrick - 1873 - Страниц: 310
...points is descried just above the horizon. Shortly after, the points enlarge into the plumed tops of cocoa-nut trees, and a line of gre•en, interrupted...imagined. The surf, beating loud and heavy along the mar gin of the reef, presents a strange contrast to the prospect beyond — the white coral beach,... | |
 | 1872 - Страниц: 798
...points is descried just above the horizon. Shortly after, the points enlarge into the plumed tops of cocoa-nut trees, and a line of green, interrupted...presents a strange contrast to the prospect beyond. There lie the white coralbeach, the massy foliage of the grove, and its embosomed lake with its tiny... | |
 | 1872 - Страниц: 806
...horizon. Shortly after, the points enlarge into the plumed tops of cocoa-nut trees, and a line of greeit, interrupted at intervals, is traced along the water's...presents a strange contrast to the prospect beyond. There lie the white coralbeach, the massy foliage of the grove, and its embosomed lake with its tiny... | |
 | James Dwight Dana - 1890 - Страниц: 476
...points is descried just above the horizon. Shortly after the points enlarge into the plumed tops of cocoa-nut trees, and a line of green, interrupted...surface. Approaching still nearer, the lake and its belt n of verdure are spread out before the eye, and a scene of more interest can scarcely be imagined.... | |
 | James Dwight Dana - 1890 - Страниц: 474
...points is descried just above the horizon. Shortly after the points enlarge into the plumed tops of cocoa-nut trees, and a line of green, interrupted at intervals, is traced along the of verdure are spread out before the eye, and a scene of more interest can scarcely be imagined. Hie... | |
 | Georg Hartwig - 1892 - Страниц: 588
...points is descried just above the horizon. Shortly after, the points enlarge into the plumed tops of cocoa-nut trees, and a line of green, interrupted at intervals, is traced along the water's surface. The long swell produced by the gentle but steady action of the irade wind, always blowing in one direction... | |
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