The Progress of Creation, Considered with Reference to the Present Condition of the Earth1837 |
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Pàgina ix
... inhabitants - Longevity of fish- Closing remarks . Cetaceous animals - Spitzbergen - Poetry - Icebergs - Descrip- tion of the whale : whale fishery , dangers connected with it -Loss of the ship Essex - Ancient mode of building with the ...
... inhabitants - Longevity of fish- Closing remarks . Cetaceous animals - Spitzbergen - Poetry - Icebergs - Descrip- tion of the whale : whale fishery , dangers connected with it -Loss of the ship Essex - Ancient mode of building with the ...
Pàgina 21
... inhabitants of the torrid zone . A small quadruped , resembling a mouse , abounds on the sand - hills , and these creatures were seen busily employed in nibbling off the berries , and carrying them to their holes , as seamen convey ...
... inhabitants of the torrid zone . A small quadruped , resembling a mouse , abounds on the sand - hills , and these creatures were seen busily employed in nibbling off the berries , and carrying them to their holes , as seamen convey ...
Pàgina 24
... inhabitants . Old and feeble persons are provided with a nutritious beverage , and little infants are nourished with pure milk . The Shea , or Butter Tree of Africa , affords another in- stance of that protecting care , which abundantly ...
... inhabitants . Old and feeble persons are provided with a nutritious beverage , and little infants are nourished with pure milk . The Shea , or Butter Tree of Africa , affords another in- stance of that protecting care , which abundantly ...
Pàgina 26
... inhabitants of the Nicobar islands build their vessels , make the sails and cordage , supply them- selves with provisions , and other necessaries , provide a cargo of arrack , vinegar , oil , and coarse sugar , cocoa- nuts , cordage ...
... inhabitants of the Nicobar islands build their vessels , make the sails and cordage , supply them- selves with provisions , and other necessaries , provide a cargo of arrack , vinegar , oil , and coarse sugar , cocoa- nuts , cordage ...
Pàgina 28
... inhabitants of Egypt , Arabia , and Persia , subsist almost entirely on dates ; and hence it was , that when Egypt was given into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar , king of Babylon , the conquest was principally effected by the destruction ...
... inhabitants of Egypt , Arabia , and Persia , subsist almost entirely on dates ; and hence it was , that when Egypt was given into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar , king of Babylon , the conquest was principally effected by the destruction ...
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