North-American Review and Miscellaneous Journal, Volume 12Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge Wells and Lilly, 1821 - American literature Vols. 277-230, no. 2 include Stuff and nonsense, v. 5-6, no. 8, Jan. 1929-Aug. 1930. |
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Page 27
... rivers flowing into the ocean . The sand and alluvial substances , brought down by the rivers , were thus deposited , and in process of time raised into bars and islands . It is this ridge which has always presented the most formidable ...
... rivers flowing into the ocean . The sand and alluvial substances , brought down by the rivers , were thus deposited , and in process of time raised into bars and islands . It is this ridge which has always presented the most formidable ...
Page 142
... rivers or the sea , is ingenious and well managed . The author very justly argues , that if this district had been produced by the annual overflowing of the rivers , vegetable remains , and fossil shells , would be found in every ...
... rivers or the sea , is ingenious and well managed . The author very justly argues , that if this district had been produced by the annual overflowing of the rivers , vegetable remains , and fossil shells , would be found in every ...
Page 145
... river , under the circumstances which I have mentioned , the same phenomenon may be observed , as when the rapid currents of two rivers unite ; the sand and dust are whirled round in the most confused manner , and at last let fall upon ...
... river , under the circumstances which I have mentioned , the same phenomenon may be observed , as when the rapid currents of two rivers unite ; the sand and dust are whirled round in the most confused manner , and at last let fall upon ...
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