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... depth , ( as was lately shewn conspicuously in many places in the cuttings for railways , ) it is found that the soil in the fields , and other cultivated places , is never more than a few feet deep , and below it lie rocks or earths of ...
... depth , ( as was lately shewn conspicuously in many places in the cuttings for railways , ) it is found that the soil in the fields , and other cultivated places , is never more than a few feet deep , and below it lie rocks or earths of ...
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... depth opens on the outer side . The steps , at certain projecting points , where the rock is perpendicular , wind in lines of zigzag , not more than ten or twelve feet in THE HIMALAYAS . 5 The Himalayas Adam's Peak - Mount.
... depth opens on the outer side . The steps , at certain projecting points , where the rock is perpendicular , wind in lines of zigzag , not more than ten or twelve feet in THE HIMALAYAS . 5 The Himalayas Adam's Peak - Mount.
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... depth , which is perfectly black , and which contrasts in the most striking manner with the brilliant whiteness of the snowy peaks . It was long supposed that the summit of this moun- tain was inaccessible ; and , indeed , though it is ...
... depth , which is perfectly black , and which contrasts in the most striking manner with the brilliant whiteness of the snowy peaks . It was long supposed that the summit of this moun- tain was inaccessible ; and , indeed , though it is ...
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... depth , not being frozen , and it is consequently extremely difficult to pass . The celebrated Cedars stand at the foot of the steep declivities of the higher division of the mountain . They form a small wood of about 400 trees ...
... depth , not being frozen , and it is consequently extremely difficult to pass . The celebrated Cedars stand at the foot of the steep declivities of the higher division of the mountain . They form a small wood of about 400 trees ...
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... depth , whose terrific walls , fringed below with luxuriant trees and shrubs , seem to lift their naked and barren heads to the distant skies . The noted crevices of Chota and Cutaco are nearly a mile deep in vertical descent . The ...
... depth , whose terrific walls , fringed below with luxuriant trees and shrubs , seem to lift their naked and barren heads to the distant skies . The noted crevices of Chota and Cutaco are nearly a mile deep in vertical descent . The ...
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Page 278 - Some years ago I kept a sloth, in my room for several months. I often took him out of the house, and placed him upon the ground, in order to have an opportunity of observing his motions. If the ground were rough, he would pull himself forwards, by...
Page 312 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.