 ... stirs the lightest flower that feeds on the dew it supplies ; yet it bears the fleets of nations on its wings around the world, and crushes the most refractory substances with its weight. When in motion, its force is sufficient to level...  Advanced Text-book of Physical Geography - Stran 135avtor: David Page - 1864 - 320 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Patrick Buchan - 1868 - 276 strani
...motion, its force is sufficient to level the most stately forests and the firmest buildings to the earth, to raise the waters of the ocean into ridges like...the earth and the living creatures that inhabit it. How wonderful the preparation for the work about to follow ! The clouds to store the waters ; the atmosphere... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1869 - 438 strani
...motion, its force is sufficient to level the most stately forests and stable buildings with the earth— to raise the waters of the ocean into ridges like...them dissolved in itself, or suspended in cisterns of cloud?, and throws them down again as rain or dew when tliey arc required. It bends the rays of the... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - 1869 - 548 strani
...and crushes the most refractory substances with its weight. When in motion, its force is sufficient to level with the earth the most stately forests and...strongest ships to pieces like toys. It warms and cools bv turns the earth and the living creatures that inhabit it. It draws up vapours from the sea and land,... | |
 | Raphael Semmes - 1869 - 862 strani
...earth — to raise the waters of the ocean into ridges like mountains, and dash the strongest ship to pieces like toys. "It warms and cools, by turns,...the living creatures that inhabit it. It draws up vapors from the sea and land, retains them dissolved in itself, or suspended in cisterns of clouds,... | |
 | Raphael Semmes - 1869 - 864 strani
...its force is sufficient to level the most stately forests, and stable buildings with the earth — to raise the waters of the ocean into ridges like mountains, and dash the strongest ship to pieces like toys. " It warms and cools, by turns, the earth, and the living creatures that... | |
 | Raphael Semmes - 1869 - 866 strani
...its force is sufficient to level the most stately forests, and stable buildings- with the earth — to raise the waters of the ocean into ridges like mountains, and dash the strongest ship to pieces like toys. "It warms and cools, by turns, the earth, and the living creatures that inhabit... | |
 | ADMIRAL RAPHAEL SEMMES - 1869 - 850 strani
...its force is sufficient to level the most stately forests, and stable buildings with the earth — to raise the waters of the ocean into ridges like mountains, and dash the strongest ship to pieces like toys. "It warms and cools, by turns, the earth, and the living creatures that inhabit... | |
 | 1870 - 394 strani
...waters of the ocean into ridges like mountains, *Dr. Buist of Bombay. Pennsylvania School Journal. and dash the strongest ships to pieces like toys....the earth and the living creatures that inhabit it." But we have said enough at present about this ocean of air, this wonderful creation of the second day... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - 1871 - 540 strani
...and crushes the most refractory substances with its weight. When in motion, its force is sufficient to level with the earth the most stately forests and...the living creatures that inhabit it. It draws up vapors from the sea and land, retains them dissolved in itself or suspended in cisterns of clouds,... | |
 | Matthew Fontaine Maury - 1874 - 586 strani
...and crushes the most refractory substances with its weight. When in motion, its force is sufficient to level with the earth the most stately forests and...into ridges like mountains, and dash the strongest sbips to pieces like toys. It warms and cools by turns the earth and the living creatures that inhabit,... | |
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