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... earth to swell triumphant over all . Thy mercy , co - eternal with thy skill , Saw all was good , and bids it flourish still ! " CLARE . WITH AN ENGRAVING ON STEEL , AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS ON WOOD . LONDON : GRANT AND GRIFFITH ...
... earth to swell triumphant over all . Thy mercy , co - eternal with thy skill , Saw all was good , and bids it flourish still ! " CLARE . WITH AN ENGRAVING ON STEEL , AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS ON WOOD . LONDON : GRANT AND GRIFFITH ...
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... an interest in them ; and if this book contri- butes to awaken that interest , the object of its author will have been attained . BAYSWATER , October 16 , 1847 . J. W. L. CONTENTS . BOOK I. - WONDERS OF THE EARTH . vi PREFACE .
... an interest in them ; and if this book contri- butes to awaken that interest , the object of its author will have been attained . BAYSWATER , October 16 , 1847 . J. W. L. CONTENTS . BOOK I. - WONDERS OF THE EARTH . vi PREFACE .
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... EARTH . CHAPTER I. - MOUNTAINS . ASIATIC MOUNTAINS . - - — ― The Himalayas . Adam's Peak.- Mount Caucasus . Mount Ararat . - Mount Lebanon . - The Mountains of Judea . - AFRICAN MOUNTAINS . - Table Mountain at the Cape of Good Hope ...
... EARTH . CHAPTER I. - MOUNTAINS . ASIATIC MOUNTAINS . - - — ― The Himalayas . Adam's Peak.- Mount Caucasus . Mount Ararat . - Mount Lebanon . - The Mountains of Judea . - AFRICAN MOUNTAINS . - Table Mountain at the Cape of Good Hope ...
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... earth comprise the remarkable mountains , rocks , and deserts , which are found on its surface ; and the caverns ... earth itself . It is first necessary to observe , that all which is known by geologists respecting the construction of ...
... earth comprise the remarkable mountains , rocks , and deserts , which are found on its surface ; and the caverns ... earth itself . It is first necessary to observe , that all which is known by geologists respecting the construction of ...
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... earth is generally covered with a loose fertile soil , but when an excavation is made to any depth , ( as was lately ... earth has been subjected ; but everywhere we also find proofs of the wisdom and goodness of that Almighty Being ...
... earth is generally covered with a loose fertile soil , but when an excavation is made to any depth , ( as was lately ... earth has been subjected ; but everywhere we also find proofs of the wisdom and goodness of that Almighty Being ...
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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.