First Impressions of England and Its PeopleJ. Johnstone, 1847 - 411 pagina's |
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Pagina xvii
... Lower New Red Sandstone . - Great Geologic Revolu- tion . - Elevation of the Trap . - Hills of Clent ; Era of the Elevation . -Coal Measures ; their three Forests in the Neighbourhood of Wol- verhampton . - Comparatively small Area of ...
... Lower New Red Sandstone . - Great Geologic Revolu- tion . - Elevation of the Trap . - Hills of Clent ; Era of the Elevation . -Coal Measures ; their three Forests in the Neighbourhood of Wol- verhampton . - Comparatively small Area of ...
Pagina xx
... Lower Classes ; its peculiar Principle of Strength among the Lower ; among the Upper . - The Church of England one of the strongest Institutions of the Coun- try . Puseyism , however , a Canker - worm at its Root ; partial Suc- cess of ...
... Lower Classes ; its peculiar Principle of Strength among the Lower ; among the Upper . - The Church of England one of the strongest Institutions of the Coun- try . Puseyism , however , a Canker - worm at its Root ; partial Suc- cess of ...
Pagina 13
... lower tiers of trees , those which constituted the nucleus of the peaty formation , -many have been found still bearing the marks of the Roman hatchet , -a thin - edged tool , somewhat like that of the American woodsman , but still ...
... lower tiers of trees , those which constituted the nucleus of the peaty formation , -many have been found still bearing the marks of the Roman hatchet , -a thin - edged tool , somewhat like that of the American woodsman , but still ...
Pagina 36
... Lower Chalk ; while the softer Weald , Gault , Greensand , and Tertiary deposits , we find existing as level plains or wide shallow valleys . In most of our geologic maps the hill - ranges are not indicated ; but in a country such as ...
... Lower Chalk ; while the softer Weald , Gault , Greensand , and Tertiary deposits , we find existing as level plains or wide shallow valleys . In most of our geologic maps the hill - ranges are not indicated ; but in a country such as ...
Pagina 51
... - towns of Eng- land . The town has been built in the neighbourhood of the Dudley coal - basin , on an incoherent lower deposit of New Red Sandstone , unfitted for the purposes of the stone - ENGLAND AND ITS PEOPLE . 51.
... - towns of Eng- land . The town has been built in the neighbourhood of the Dudley coal - basin , on an incoherent lower deposit of New Red Sandstone , unfitted for the purposes of the stone - ENGLAND AND ITS PEOPLE . 51.
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amid ancient beauty Birmingham Carboniferous century character Church Clent Clent Hills Coal Measures coal-field Cowper creation crustacea curious dark deemed deep deposits district Droitwich Dudley earth England English Englishman Eugene Aram exceedingly exhibited existing feet fields fish formation fossils furnished genius geologic geologist greatly green ground Hagely Hales Owen half hill hollow Holoptychius human hundred labours land landscape Leasowes least less Limestone Lord Lyttleton lower marked ment miles mind nailer nature never Newport Pagnell ocean Old Red Sandstone Olney once Oolite passing peculiar picturesque poet poetry poor present prospect Puseyism Puseyite racter rises river rock rock-salt saliferous salt says scarce scene Scotch Scotland seems seen Shakspeare shells Shenstone Shenstone's side Silurian stone stratum stream surface tall thick things tion town traveller trees trilobite true upper valley vast walk walls wood
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Pagina 253 - First, I commend my soul into the hands of God my creator, hoping, and assuredly believing, through the only merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour, to be made partaker of life everlasting; and my body to the earth whereof it is made.
Pagina 345 - Tis a note of enchantment ; what ails her ? She sees A mountain ascending, a vision of trees; Bright volumes of vapour through Lothbury glide, And a river flows on through the vale of Cheapside.
Pagina 309 - And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
Pagina 274 - Within the twilight of their distant shades; There, lost behind a rising ground, the wood Seems sunk, and shortened to its topmost boughs. No tree in all the grove but has its charms, Though each its hue peculiar; paler some.
Pagina 51 - mid th' unrustling reed, At those mirk hours the wily monster lies, And listens oft to hear the passing steed, And frequent round him rolls his sullen eyes, If chance his savage wrath may some weak wretch surprise.
Pagina 211 - Westward the course of empire takes its way, The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day : Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Pagina 273 - So strong the zeal to immortalize himself Beats in the breast of man, that e'en a few, Few transient years, won from th' abyss abhorr'd Of blank oblivion, seem a glorious prize, And even to a clown. Now roves the eye ; And, posted on this speculative height, Exults in its command. The sheepfold here Pours out its fleecy tenants o'er the glebe.
Pagina 309 - And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein ; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
Pagina 23 - Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my trembling heart.
Pagina 116 - Her speech was the melodious voice of Love, Her song the warbling of the vernal grove ; Her eloquence was sweeter than her song, Soft as her heart, and as her reason strong; Her form each beauty of her mind express'd, Her mind was Virtue by the Graces dress'd.