Works, Volume 23D. Estes, 1989 |
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Page 156
... seems to me , inexpressibly marvellous in this phenom- enon , largely looked at . It is to be remembered that these are the rocks which , on the average , will be often- est observed , and with the greatest interest , by the hu- man ...
... seems to me , inexpressibly marvellous in this phenom- enon , largely looked at . It is to be remembered that these are the rocks which , on the average , will be often- est observed , and with the greatest interest , by the hu- man ...
Page 176
... seem to have been set there chiefly to show how bright every- thing else is round them ; and all the clouds look of purer silver , and all the air seems filled with a whiter and more living sunshine , where they are pierced by the sable ...
... seem to have been set there chiefly to show how bright every- thing else is round them ; and all the clouds look of purer silver , and all the air seems filled with a whiter and more living sunshine , where they are pierced by the sable ...
Page 217
... seems marked out by conspicuous and consistent phenomena . Exactly as the form of the lower mountains seems to have been produced by certain raisings and bendings of their formerly level beds , so the form of these higher mountains ...
... seems marked out by conspicuous and consistent phenomena . Exactly as the form of the lower mountains seems to have been produced by certain raisings and bendings of their formerly level beds , so the form of these higher mountains ...
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