 After this, the calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to the seeds of trees and plants, cast upon it by the waves, a soil upon which they rapidly grow, to overshadow its dazzling white surface. Entire trunks of trees, which are carried by the rivers...  The Quarterly review - Pàgina 3581822Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1853 - 816 pàgines
...first. " The calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers, to the seeds of trees and plants cast npon it by the waves, a soil upon which they rapidly grow,...other countries and islands, find here, at length, a resting-place, after many wanderings : with these come some small animals, snch as insects and lizards,... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - 1822 - 508 pàgines
...foundation stones ; after this the calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to the seeds of trees and plants, cast upon it by the waves, a soil upon which...a resting place after their long wanderings ; with them come some small animals, such as lizards and insects, as the first inhabitants. Even before the... | |
 | William Daniel Conybeare, William Phillips - 1822 - 592 pàgines
...foundation stones ; after this the calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to the seeds of trees and plants cast upon it by the waves, a soil upon which...dazzling white surface. Entire trunks of trees, which arc carried by the rivers from other countries and islands, find here, at length, a resting place,... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1823 - 608 pàgines
...foundation stones ; after this the calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to the seeds of trees and plants cast upon it by the waves, a soil upon which...trunks of trees, which are carried by the rivers from countries and islands, find here, at length, a resting place, after iheir long wanderings : with these,... | |
 | 1823 - 602 pàgines
...foundation stones ; after this the calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to the seeds of traes and plants cast upon it by the waves, a soil upon which...Entire trunks of trees, which are carried by the rivers front other countries and islands, find here, at length, a resting place, after their long wanderings... | |
 | Jeremiah Van Rensselaer - 1825 - 380 pàgines
...stones : after this the calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to the seeds of plants and trees cast upon it by the waves, a soil, upon which they...its dazzling white surface. Entire trunks of trees, carried by rivers from other countries and islands, find here, at length, an accidental resting place.... | |
 | 1826 - 400 pàgines
...foundation-stones. After this the .calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to 'the seeds of trees and plaints cast upon it by the waves, a soil upon which they...their long wanderings. With these come some small animate, such as lizards and insects, as the first inhabitants. Even before the trees form a wood,... | |
 | 1829 - 436 pàgines
...foundation stones ; after this the calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to the seeds and trees of plants, cast upon it by the waves, a soil, upon which they rapidly grow, to overr shadow its dazzling white surface. Entire trunks of trees, which are carried by the rivers from... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1832 - 358 pàgines
...upon the reef. " After this the calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to the seeds of trees and plants cast upon it by the waves, a soil upon which...other countries and islands, find here, at length, a resting-place after their long wanderings : with these come some small animals, such as lizards and... | |
 | Charles Lyell - 1833 - 366 pàgines
...upon the reef. ' After this the calcareous sand lies undisturbed, and offers to the seeds of trees and plants cast upon it by the waves, a soil upon which...inhabitants. Even before the trees form a wood, the sea-birds nestle here; strayed land-birds take refuge in the bushes; and, at a much later period, when... | |
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