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Consistently with orographical principles , the whole is simply a very high tract of
horizontal beds , destitute of the true grain , or the alpine part ; and which contain
only a few varieties of stratified fossils , repeatedly disposed in alternate layers .
Consistently with orographical principles , the whole is simply a very high tract of
horizontal beds , destitute of the true grain , or the alpine part ; and which contain
only a few varieties of stratified fossils , repeatedly disposed in alternate layers .
Page 163
Let the reader imagine what reflections must have engrossed his mind during the
whole march with regard to the issue of this long and perilous war , and the
singular felicity of his having escaped without any accident , and returned with
the ...
Let the reader imagine what reflections must have engrossed his mind during the
whole march with regard to the issue of this long and perilous war , and the
singular felicity of his having escaped without any accident , and returned with
the ...
Page 385
According to the legend , BiskurMA * was the artist , who fabricated the whole of
these wonderful works in a night of six months ; but the cock crowing before they
were finished , they remained imperfect , and he retired , having wounded his ...
According to the legend , BiskurMA * was the artist , who fabricated the whole of
these wonderful works in a night of six months ; but the cock crowing before they
were finished , they remained imperfect , and he retired , having wounded his ...
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