 The first glance of this scene hurries our senses into the opinion, that this earth has been created in time, , that the mountains were formed first, that the rivers began to flow afterwards, that in this place particularly they have been dammed up by...  The Lutheran Home Journal - Page 1441858Full view - About this book
 | Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - Slavery - 1862 - 438 pages
...that the rivers began to flow afterwards ; that, in this place particularly, they have been dammed up by the blue ridge of mountains, and have formed an ocean which filled up the whole valley ; that, continuing to rise, they have at length broken over at this spot, and have... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1864 - 450 pages
...that the rivers began to flow afterward ; that, in this place, particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountains, and have formed an...summit to its base. The piles of rock on each hand, but particularly on the Shenandoah, the evident marks of their disrupture1 and avulsion 8 from their... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1865 - 798 pages
...that the rivers began to flow afterwards ; that, in this place particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountains, and have formed an...at this spot, and have torn the mountain down from it« summit to its base. The piles of rock on each hand, but particularly on the Shenandoah, the evident... | |
 | Richard Edwards - Elocution - 1867 - 510 pages
...afterward ; that, in this place particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountain, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley...summit to its base. The piles of rock on each hand, but particularly on the Shenandoah, the evident marks of their disrupture and avulsion from their beds... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...afterward ; that, in this place particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountain, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley ; that, continuing to V rise, they have at length broken over at this spot, and have torn the mountain down, from its summit... | |
 | James D. McCabe - United States - 1871 - 1172 pages
...that the rivers began to flow afterwards; that in this place particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountains, and have formed an...rock on each hand, particularly on the Shenandoah — tne evident marks of their disrupture and avulsion from their beds by the most powerful agents... | |
 | JAS. D. M'CABE, JR. - 1871 - 1164 pages
...that the rivers began to flow afterwards; that in this place particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountains, and have formed an...The piles of rock on each hand, particularly on the Shenandoah—tne evident marks of their disrupture and avulsion from their beds by the most powerful... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...afterward ; that, in this place particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountain, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley...summit to its base. The piles of rock on each hand, but particularly on the Shcnandoah, the evident marks of their disrupture and avulsion from their beds... | |
 | American literature - 1875 - 558 pages
...that the rivers began to flow afterwards ; that, in this place particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountains, and have formed an...summit to its base. The piles of rock on each hand, but particularly on the Shenandoah, the evident marks of their disrupture and avulsion from their beds... | |
 | Robert Sears - United States - 1876 - 664 pages
...that the rivers began to flow afterward ; that in this place particularly they have been dammed up by the Blue ridge of mountains, and have formed an...summit to its base. The piles of rock on each hand, but particularly on the Shenandoah, the evident marks of their disrupture and evulsion from their beds... | |
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