College GeographyGinn, 1926 - 495 páginas |
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Pasajes populares
Página 320 - Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world.
Página 57 - ... the period when the matters related in the first part of this book begin. If it had not rained on the night between the 17th and 18th June, 1815, the future of Europe would have been changed ; a few drops of rain more or less, made Napoleon oscillate. In order to make Waterloo the end of Ansterlitz, Providence only required a little rain, and a cloud crossing the sky at a season when rain was not expected was sufficient to overthrow an empire.
Página 409 - ... a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and...
Página 91 - O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Página 39 - These tendencies are combined together, and cause the trade-winds to blow from the NorthEast in the northern hemisphere, and from the South-East in the southern hemisphere. The...
Página 16 - Ferro, there is, by the reports of the inhabitants, a certain tree which raineth continually; by the dropping whereof, the inhabitants and cattle are satisfied with water: for other water have they none in all the island. And it raineth in such abundance that it were incredible unto a man to believe such a virtue to be in a tree ; but it is known to be a Divine matter, and a thing ordained by GOD: at whose power therein, we ought not to marvel, seeing He did, by His Providence (as we...
Página 57 - The Hellenic fleet retreated before the advance of the Persian shipping, which suffered seriously from its comparative ignorance of the intricate coasts and the tricks of the local weather. . . . The Persian fleet, coasting from headland to headland, accompanied this vast multitude during its march southwards ; but a violent storm did the fleet great damage and 400 ships were lost, including much corn transport.
Página 158 - Courtesy of the Geographical Review, published by the American Geographical Society of New York evidenced by the civilization of the Etruscans, of the Greek cities, and finally, later of Rome.
Página 415 - ... they can reduce this wood back again to water ; and they affirm, also, the same may be done in any animal or vegetable. And this I take to be a fair testimony of the excellency of my element of Water. The Water is more productive than the earth. Nay, the earth hath no fruitfulness without showers or dews ; for all the herbs and flowers and fruits are produced and thrive by the water ; and the very minerals are fed by streams that run underground...
Página 58 - ... the Turk." In referring to the frequent storms that occurred in this section he says : A stormy week might have cut them off at any time from all possibility of obtaining a man, a biscuit, a cartridge, or even a drink of 1 Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol.