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And anong them Niro Builon ' s theory of the earth . The effect of alluvion is so
slow , that any one generation is almost unable to perceive the change wrought
by it ; hence , many people , unable to sit down and refect on the wonders which
...
And anong them Niro Builon ' s theory of the earth . The effect of alluvion is so
slow , that any one generation is almost unable to perceive the change wrought
by it ; hence , many people , unable to sit down and refect on the wonders which
...
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It is curious that the arrangement of the moun . tains both in North and South
America , as well as the shape of the two continents , coinbine to strengthen the
preceding theory . For the moun . tains , as you will perceive on inspecting your
maps ...
It is curious that the arrangement of the moun . tains both in North and South
America , as well as the shape of the two continents , coinbine to strengthen the
preceding theory . For the moun . tains , as you will perceive on inspecting your
maps ...
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Mr . PLEASANTS , SIR AS the theory of the earth derives importance from . its
dignity , if not from its utility , and has of late vears given birth to many ingenious
speculations , I shall offer no apology for troubling you with the following remarks
...
Mr . PLEASANTS , SIR AS the theory of the earth derives importance from . its
dignity , if not from its utility , and has of late vears given birth to many ingenious
speculations , I shall offer no apology for troubling you with the following remarks
...
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For , in his theory on the formation of the planets , he advances that the ocean is
continually wearing away the eastern coasts , and by a process which he does
not even hint at , enlarging the western ; and that Asia is an older country than ...
For , in his theory on the formation of the planets , he advances that the ocean is
continually wearing away the eastern coasts , and by a process which he does
not even hint at , enlarging the western ; and that Asia is an older country than ...
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This conjecture certainly renders his theory more consistent , but it substitutes a
cause for the emersion of the earth totally different from his first hypothesis of
alluvion , and it has been that alone which I have considered . This last
supposition is ...
This conjecture certainly renders his theory more consistent , but it substitutes a
cause for the emersion of the earth totally different from his first hypothesis of
alluvion , and it has been that alone which I have considered . This last
supposition is ...
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Стр. 82 - He then drew a picture of the sufferings of our Saviour; his trial before Pilate; his ascent up Calvary; his crucifixion and his death. I knew the whole history; but never until then had I heard the circumstances so selected, so arranged, so colored. It was all new, and I seemed to have heard it for the first time in my life.
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| Название | The Letters of the British Spy |
| Автор | William Wirt |
| Издатель | Samuel Pleasants, jun., 1805 |
| Владелец оригинала: | Нью-Йоркская публичная библиотека |
| Оцифровано | 6 ноя 2006 |
| Количество страниц | Всего страниц: 128 |
| Экспорт цитаты | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |