The Life and Remains of the Rev. Edward Daniel Clarke, LL. D., Professor of Mineralogy in the University of CambridgeJ. F. Dove, 1824 - 670 páginas |
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Página 102
... lava , in company with Sir John and Lady L. and a large party . The day was ex- cessively hot , the thermometer , which all the month of March and April had vibrated from 50 to 60 , now stood at 78. A Sirocco wind added to the closeness ...
... lava , in company with Sir John and Lady L. and a large party . The day was ex- cessively hot , the thermometer , which all the month of March and April had vibrated from 50 to 60 , now stood at 78. A Sirocco wind added to the closeness ...
Página 103
... lava to gain the windward side of it , but felt some fears owing to the very liquid appearance the lava there had so near its source . All my companions were against the scheme , and while we stood deliberating , immense fragments of ...
... lava to gain the windward side of it , but felt some fears owing to the very liquid appearance the lava there had so near its source . All my companions were against the scheme , and while we stood deliberating , immense fragments of ...
Página 104
... lava , but met with no other in- jury than having his hands and face burnt , and losing at the same time a bottle of Vin de Grave , which was broke by the fall , and which proved a very unpleasant loss to us , being ready to faint with ...
... lava , but met with no other in- jury than having his hands and face burnt , and losing at the same time a bottle of Vin de Grave , which was broke by the fall , and which proved a very unpleasant loss to us , being ready to faint with ...
Página 105
... lava , I found a chimney of about four feet in height from which proceeded smoke and sometimes stones . I ap ... lava that passed beneath it . We then returned to examine the lava at its source . Sir W. Hamilton had conceived that no ...
... lava , I found a chimney of about four feet in height from which proceeded smoke and sometimes stones . I ap ... lava that passed beneath it . We then returned to examine the lava at its source . Sir W. Hamilton had conceived that no ...
Página 106
... lava , lighter , and of course liable to float continually on the surface . There is , however , no truth in this . All lava has its first exit from its native volcano , flows out in a liquid state , and all equally in fusion . The ...
... lava , lighter , and of course liable to float continually on the surface . There is , however , no truth in this . All lava has its first exit from its native volcano , flows out in a liquid state , and all equally in fusion . The ...
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Página 316 - That man is little to be envied, whose patriotism would not gain force upon the plain of Marathon, or whose piety would not grow warmer among the ruins of lona.
Página 464 - That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Página 77 - Praesentiorem et conspicimus Deum Per invias rupes, fera per juga, Clivosque praeruptos, sonantes Inter aquas, nemorumque noctem...
Página 103 - Hamilton had conceived that no stones thrown upon a current of lava would make any impression. We were soon convinced of the contrary. Light bodies of five, ten, and fifteen pounds weight made little or no impression even at the source ; but bodies of sixty, seventy, and eighty pounds were seen to form a kind of bed on the surface of the lava, and float away with it. A stone of three hundred weight that had been thrown out by the crater, lay near the source of the current of lava.
Página 179 - Where, midst the changeful scenery, ever new, Fancy a thousand wondrous forms descries, More wildly great than ever pencil drew, Rocks, torrents, gulfs, and shapes of giant size, And glittering cliffs on cliffs, and fiery ramparts rise.
Página 660 - I have lived," said Dr. Adam Clarke, " long enough to know that the great secret of human happiness is this : never suffer your energies to stagnate. The old adage of " too many irons in the fire,
Página 397 - AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : and I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship...
Página 654 - Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
Página 509 - Solitude! to thee His early vows were paid, From heart sincere and warm and free, Devoted to the shade. Ah, why did Fate his steps decoy In stormy paths to roam, Remote from all congenial joy...
Página 234 - We were now treading that illustrious island, which was once the luminary of the Caledonian regions, whence savage clans and roving barbarians derived the benefits of knowledge, and the blessings of religion. To abstract the mind from all local emotion would be impossible, if it were endeavoured, and would be foolish, if it were possible. Whatever withdraws us from the power of our senses ; whatever makes the past, the distant, or the future predominate over the present, advances us in the dignity...