 | 1879 - 592 страници
...of Asia Minor,' says the author of ' Man and Nature,' ' where the operation of causes set in motion by man has brought the face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space of time which we call the historical period, they are known to... | |
 | 1864 - 940 страници
...becomes an assemblage of bald mountains, of barren, turfless hills, and of swampy and malarious plains. There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space of time xvhich we call ' the historical period,' they are known... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1879 - 378 страници
...verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, where the operation of causes set in action by man has brought the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon. " The earth is fast becoming an unfit home for its noblest inhabitant, and another era of equal human crime... | |
 | George Perkins Marsh - 1864 - 592 страници
...becomes an assemblage of bald mountains, of barren, turfless hills, and of swampy and malarious plains. There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space upon any form of life an influence analogous to that of domestication... | |
 | 1864 - 442 страници
...becomes an assemblage of bald mountains, of barren, turfless hills, and of swampy and malarious plains. There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space of time which we call ' the historical period ' they are known... | |
 | 1864 - 922 страници
...becomes an assemblage of bald mountains, of barren, turfless hills, and of swampy and malarious plains. There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space of time wHich we call ' the historical period,' they are known... | |
 | 1864 - 920 страници
...Northern Africa, of Greece, and even of Alpine Europe, where the operation of causes set in action by roan has brought the face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon ; and though, within that brief space of time which we call ' the historical period,' they are known... | |
 | 1865 - 792 страници
...influences, until he sees man bringing the face of the earth, as he avers that in parts he has already done, to ' a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon.' ' The earth is fast becoming an unfit home for its noblest inhabitant/ he continues ; ' and another era of... | |
 | Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture - 1866 - 664 страници
...his own personal observation of the subject on four continents, the greatest authority and power: " There are parts of Asia Minor, of northern Africa,...desolation almost as complete as that of the moon; and though, within that brief space of time men call the " historical period," they are known to have... | |
 | United States Commissioner of Agriculture - 1866 - 660 страници
...his own personal observation of the subject ou four continents, the greatest authority and power: " There are parts of Asia Minor, of northern Africa,...desolation almost as complete as that of the moon; and though, within that brief space of time men call the " historical period," they are known to have... | |
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There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa, of Greece, and even of Alpine Europe, where the operation of causes set in action by man has brought the face of the earth to a desolation almost as complete as that of the moon; and though, within that... 
