Geological Sketches and Glimpses of the Ancient EarthDarton and Harvey, 1839 - Всего страниц: 401 |
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... imagine any inquiry more deserving our attention ? " " Certainly not , " replied Harry ; " and perhaps some of those operations may not be more difficult to understand than many things you have already explained to me respecting the ...
... imagine any inquiry more deserving our attention ? " " Certainly not , " replied Harry ; " and perhaps some of those operations may not be more difficult to understand than many things you have already explained to me respecting the ...
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... imagine the state of the rest of the world when our hills were fluid . " " I wish it was in my power to give you the in- formation you desire , Harry ; and that we could trace the history of the Earth itself , as we have done that of ...
... imagine the state of the rest of the world when our hills were fluid . " " I wish it was in my power to give you the in- formation you desire , Harry ; and that we could trace the history of the Earth itself , as we have done that of ...
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... imagine few studies more interesting . Unfor- tunately such records do not exist , and we can only supply the want of them by observing the present course of nature in the causes of waste , decay , and renovation which are still ...
... imagine few studies more interesting . Unfor- tunately such records do not exist , and we can only supply the want of them by observing the present course of nature in the causes of waste , decay , and renovation which are still ...
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... imagine how the various earthy sub- stances , which had been dissolved in it , would settle down , and form new masses , composing what has been called the shell , or crust of the globe . At this period it is supposed that the coral ...
... imagine how the various earthy sub- stances , which had been dissolved in it , would settle down , and form new masses , composing what has been called the shell , or crust of the globe . At this period it is supposed that the coral ...
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... imagine , " said he , " how the gradual formation of land by depositions from water , and the tedious labours of coral - worms , is to be reconciled with the account given by Moses . DAYS OF CREATION . 39 Six days ! Why six 38 FORMATION ...
... imagine , " said he , " how the gradual formation of land by depositions from water , and the tedious labours of coral - worms , is to be reconciled with the account given by Moses . DAYS OF CREATION . 39 Six days ! Why six 38 FORMATION ...
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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...