| 1879 - 592 pages
...' 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...moon ; and though, within that brief space of time which we call the historical period, they are known to have ' been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant... | |
| Theology - 1864 - 940 pages
...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 brief space... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - Humanities - 1879 - 378 pages
...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... | |
| Bible - 1864 - 922 pages
...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 brief space... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1864 - 442 pages
...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 brief space... | |
| George Perkins Marsh - Conservation of natural resources - 1864 - 592 pages
...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 brief space... | |
| Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture - 1866 - 664 pages
...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 brief space... | |
| United States. Department of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1866 - 656 pages
...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 brief space... | |
| United States Commissioner of Agriculture - 1866 - 660 pages
...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 brief space... | |
| The London Quarterly VOL.XXVII October 1866 and January,1867 - 1867 - 554 pages
...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 the brief space... | |
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