 | 1834 - 508 pagina’s
...found the sea, in the same place ; and on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom I inquired how long the land had been covered by the waters ?...? — this spot has always been what it is now.' I ajjain. returned, 600 years afterwards, and the tea had disappeared ; I inquired of a man who stood... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1835 - 614 pagina’s
...I found the sea in the same place, and on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom I inquired how long the land had been covered by the waters ?...years afterwards, and the sea had disappeared ; I inquired of a man who stood alone upon the spot, how long ago this change had taken place, and he gave... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1835 - 594 pagina’s
...I found llie sea in the same place, and on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom 1 inquired how long the land had been covered by the waters ?...500 years afterwards, and the sea had disappeared ; 1 inquired of a man who stood alone upon the spot, how long ago this change had taken place, and... | |
 | 1835 - 616 pagina’s
...I found the sea in the same place, and on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom I inquired how long the land had been covered by the waters ?...they, " for a man like you ? this spot has always heen what it is now." I again returned, 500 years afterwards, and the sea had disappeared ; I inquired... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1837 - 568 pagina’s
...I found the sea in the same place, and on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom 1 inquired how long the land had been covered by the waters? ' Is this a question,' said they, 'for a manlike you ? this spot has always been what it is now.' I again returned, five hundred years afterwards,... | |
 | 1841 - 456 pagina’s
...on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom I inquired, How long the land had been covered with the waters ? * Is this a question/ said they, * for...has always been what it is now.* I again returned in one thousand years afterwards, and the sea had disappeared. I inquired of a man who stood upon the... | |
 | 1842 - 748 pagina’s
...I found the sea in the same place, and on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom I inquired how long the land had been covered by the waters....has always been what it is now.' I again returned, five hundred years afterwards, and the sea had disappeared. I inquired of a man who stood alone upon... | |
 | Gideon Algernon Mantell - 1844 - 508 pagina’s
...I found the sea in the same place, and on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom I inquired how long the land had been covered by the waters ?...has always been what it is now.' " I again returned ages afterwards, and the sea had disappeared. I inquired of a man who stood alone upon the ground,... | |
 | 1847 - 112 pagina’s
...I found the sea in the same place, and on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom I inquired how long the land had been covered by the waters ?...has always been what it is now.' " I again returned ages afterwards, and the sea had disappeared. I inquired of a man who stood alone upon the ground,... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow - 1847 - 640 pagina’s
...party of fishermen, of whom I inquired how long that land had been covered by the waters? 'Is that a question, said they, for a man like you? This spot...has always been what it is now.' I again returned live hundred years afterward, and the sea had disappeared. I inquired of a man who stood upon the spot,... | |
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I found the sea in the same place, and on its shores were a party of fishermen, of whom I inquired how long the land had been covered by the waters. ' Is this a question,' said they, ' for a man like you ? This spot has always been what it is now. 
