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... earth . We have already seen some of the weird inha- bitants of the Old World ; this valley is the favou- rite haunt of another and a still more remarkable creature , who loves the shelter which these trees afford 10 THE AGE OF MONSTERS .
... earth . We have already seen some of the weird inha- bitants of the Old World ; this valley is the favou- rite haunt of another and a still more remarkable creature , who loves the shelter which these trees afford 10 THE AGE OF MONSTERS .
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... seen how needles may be moved and bells rung ; let us now consider how a pendulum may be set in motion . A battery is connected with a pendulum of peculiar construction , its bob being formed of a hollow brass reel on which a long THE ...
... seen how needles may be moved and bells rung ; let us now consider how a pendulum may be set in motion . A battery is connected with a pendulum of peculiar construction , its bob being formed of a hollow brass reel on which a long THE ...
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... seen - not so much as a blade of grass - life had but just dawned upon the globe . The rock of which I was a constituent , was part of an island , and from my station I could see the ever- * Limestone , or Carbonate of Lime . restless ...
... seen - not so much as a blade of grass - life had but just dawned upon the globe . The rock of which I was a constituent , was part of an island , and from my station I could see the ever- * Limestone , or Carbonate of Lime . restless ...
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... seen many wondrous things in my time , but nothing to surpass those ancient forests , composed of ferns as large as oaks , and mosses seventy feet high ! " I was destined to become a part of one of these gigantic mosses . As I was ...
... seen many wondrous things in my time , but nothing to surpass those ancient forests , composed of ferns as large as oaks , and mosses seventy feet high ! " I was destined to become a part of one of these gigantic mosses . As I was ...
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... seen those wondrous pictures which neither pencil , brush , nor hand has touched , but which have been delicately traced by the magic sunbeam . We have ceased to look upon these pictures with asto- nishment , just as we have ceased to ...
... seen those wondrous pictures which neither pencil , brush , nor hand has touched , but which have been delicately traced by the magic sunbeam . We have ceased to look upon these pictures with asto- nishment , just as we have ceased to ...
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Page 236 - I mention this to show from what trifling circumstances the mind will sometimes derive consolation ; for though the whole plant was not larger than the top of one of my fingers, I could not contemplate the delicate conformation of its roots, leaves, and capsula, without admiration. Can that Being, thought I, who planted, watered, and brought to perfection, in this obscure part of the world, a thing which appears of so small importance, look with unconcern upon the situation and sufferings of creatures...
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