Geological Sketches and Glimpses of the Ancient EarthDarton and Harvey, 1839 - Всего страниц: 401 |
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... thousand years since . The art of burning lime was practised much earlier ; and with the progress of civilization the consumption of it must have in- creased beyond our power of calculation , and will yet go on increasing as the world ...
... thousand years since . The art of burning lime was practised much earlier ; and with the progress of civilization the consumption of it must have in- creased beyond our power of calculation , and will yet go on increasing as the world ...
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... thousand times , without observing the traces of countless little shells which were once the abode of animal life . " " How could I be so stupid ! " exclaimed Harry ; " but I will run and look at it directly . " When he returned , he ...
... thousand times , without observing the traces of countless little shells which were once the abode of animal life . " " How could I be so stupid ! " exclaimed Harry ; " but I will run and look at it directly . " When he returned , he ...
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Maria Hack. DAYS OF CREATION . 39 Six days ! Why six thousand days would not have done it . " " That difficulty has been noticed by several persons , " replied Mrs. Beaufoy , " and it has been explained in different ways . First that ...
Maria Hack. DAYS OF CREATION . 39 Six days ! Why six thousand days would not have done it . " " That difficulty has been noticed by several persons , " replied Mrs. Beaufoy , " and it has been explained in different ways . First that ...
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... thousand feet above the level of the sea . 66 " I have already spoken of granite as heaving up and supporting the strata against which it pressed . Can you not then imagine Mont Blanc as consist- ing of an immense mass of granite ...
... thousand feet above the level of the sea . 66 " I have already spoken of granite as heaving up and supporting the strata against which it pressed . Can you not then imagine Mont Blanc as consist- ing of an immense mass of granite ...
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... thousand feet higher than the central dome . But few persons have had the courage or good fortune to reach the summit , though many have attempted it . The southern declivity of the mountain is of a wilder and more savage character ...
... thousand feet higher than the central dome . But few persons have had the courage or good fortune to reach the summit , though many have attempted it . The southern declivity of the mountain is of a wilder and more savage character ...
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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...