Geological Sketches and Glimpses of the Ancient EarthDarton and Harvey, 1839 - Всего страниц: 401 |
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... , and break it into pieces . A large hole or pit is now dug in the ground , and filled with immense logs of wood , which are piled up till they form a heap rising four or five feet above the surface of the earth . Round this huge.
... , and break it into pieces . A large hole or pit is now dug in the ground , and filled with immense logs of wood , which are piled up till they form a heap rising four or five feet above the surface of the earth . Round this huge.
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... feet long , and three or four feet thick , lies undisturbed upon the reef , which is now become a bank , affording a resting - place , and is soon visited by sea - birds . Salt plants take root upon it , and a soil fit for the nutriment ...
... feet long , and three or four feet thick , lies undisturbed upon the reef , which is now become a bank , affording a resting - place , and is soon visited by sea - birds . Salt plants take root upon it , and a soil fit for the nutriment ...
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... feet : just as when a ship is out at a great distance in the Channel , we can discern its topsails when the hull is quite out of sight , hidden from us by the round- ness of the Earth . Well , these and many other curious particulars ...
... feet : just as when a ship is out at a great distance in the Channel , we can discern its topsails when the hull is quite out of sight , hidden from us by the round- ness of the Earth . Well , these and many other curious particulars ...
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... feet . It is this which renders them so dangerous in navigation ; they are seldom to be seen above water , and their sides being so steep , a ship may run against them before any change of soundings has put the mariners on their 1 La ...
... feet . It is this which renders them so dangerous in navigation ; they are seldom to be seen above water , and their sides being so steep , a ship may run against them before any change of soundings has put the mariners on their 1 La ...
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... feet ! —I can hardly imagine the time it would take to reach the surface of the sea ; and when the worms have finish- ed ' their labours , it would be long , very long , before the soil could be formed in the way you mentioned ...
... feet ! —I can hardly imagine the time it would take to reach the surface of the sea ; and when the worms have finish- ed ' their labours , it would be long , very long , before the soil could be formed in the way you mentioned ...
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Стр. 110 - Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old, Where the great vision of the guarded mount Looks toward Namancos and Bayona's hold; Look homeward, Angel, now, and melt with ruth, And, O ye dolphins, waft the hapless youth.
Стр. 1 - Each passing hour sheds tribute from her wings ;, And still new beauties meet his lonely walk, And loves unfelt attract him. Not a breeze Flies o'er the meadow, not a cloud imbibes The setting sun's effulgence, not a strain From all the tenants of the warbling shade Ascends, but whence his bosom can partake Fresh pleasure, unreproved.
Стр. 14 - These he detested ; those he scorn'd to wield : He wish'd to be the guardian, not the king, Tyrant far less, or traitor of the field. And sure the sylvan reign unbloody joy might yield. Lo ! where the stripling, wrapt in wonder, roves Beneath the precipice o'erhung with pine ; And sees, on high, amidst th...
Стр. xvi - Meanwhile, whate'er of beautiful, or new, Sublime, or dreadful, in earth, sea, or sky, By chance, or search was offered to his view, He scann'd with curious and romantic eye.
Стр. 269 - That very law* which moulds a tear, And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
Стр. 50 - ... the tide reaches every day, it is found to be full of worms of different lengths and colours, some being as fine as a thread, and several feet long, of a bright yellow, and sometimes of a blue colour.
Стр. 197 - The scene though chang'd, nor negligently tread ; These variegated walks, however gay, Were once the silent mansions of the dead. In every shrub, in every flow'ret's bloom That paints with different hues yon smiling plain, Some Hero's ashes issue from the tomb, And live a vegetative life again. For matter dies not as the Sages...
Стр. 49 - ... invisible. These animals are of a great variety of shapes and sizes, and in such prodigious numbers, that, in a short time, the whole surface of the rock appears to be alive and in motion. The most common worm is in the form of a star, with...
Стр. 325 - ... living adamant, Which, pois'd by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock ; firm as it seems, Such is its strange and virtuous property, It moves obsequious to the gentlest touch Of him, whose breast is pure ; but to a traitor, Though ev'na giant's prowess nerv'd his arm, It stands as fixt as Snowdon.
Стр. 14 - Th' exploit of strength, dexterity, or speed, To him nor vanity nor joy could bring. His heart, from cruel sport estranged, would bleed To work the woe of any living thing, By trap, or net, by arrow, or by sling; These he detested; those he...