Geological Sketches and Glimpses of the Ancient EarthDarton and Harvey, 1839 - 401 من الصفحات |
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... minerals into stratified and unstratified bodies- Formation of granite - its geological position - Mont Blanc- Dr. Hutton's discovery of granite - veins - Position of gra- nite in America . CHAPTER IV . - Page 77 . Visit to the lime ...
... minerals into stratified and unstratified bodies- Formation of granite - its geological position - Mont Blanc- Dr. Hutton's discovery of granite - veins - Position of gra- nite in America . CHAPTER IV . - Page 77 . Visit to the lime ...
الصفحة x
... Minerals contained in that rock - Impressions of fish in Mount Pilate - Primary limestone -Statuary or Parian marble - Imperfection of the present ar- rangement - Strata of the Mendip Hills - Conglomerates- Overlying rocks - Trap rocks ...
... Minerals contained in that rock - Impressions of fish in Mount Pilate - Primary limestone -Statuary or Parian marble - Imperfection of the present ar- rangement - Strata of the Mendip Hills - Conglomerates- Overlying rocks - Trap rocks ...
الصفحة 63
... mineral kingdom are now known with great ex- actness ; and during the last thirty years so many diligent and skilful observers have turned their at- tention to the structure of the Earth , that much light has been thrown upon the ...
... mineral kingdom are now known with great ex- actness ; and during the last thirty years so many diligent and skilful observers have turned their at- tention to the structure of the Earth , that much light has been thrown upon the ...
الصفحة 65
... minerals . " And a clear step , mamma ; that is , if the pre- sence or absence of strata is always as plainly dis ... mineral was not formed till after the first stra- tified substances had been deposited . He considers granite as a ...
... minerals . " And a clear step , mamma ; that is , if the pre- sence or absence of strata is always as plainly dis ... mineral was not formed till after the first stra- tified substances had been deposited . He considers granite as a ...
الصفحة 67
... a greater depth beneath the sur- face than any mineral with which we are acquaint- ed , it also rises higher into the regions of the atmo- 1 Parkinson's Organic Remains , i . p . 40 . spher , composing many of our greatest mountains , and.
... a greater depth beneath the sur- face than any mineral with which we are acquaint- ed , it also rises higher into the regions of the atmo- 1 Parkinson's Organic Remains , i . p . 40 . spher , composing many of our greatest mountains , and.
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الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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...
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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...