 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...  Report of the Commissioner of Agriculture, 1865 - Page 226by United States Commissioner of Agriculture - 1866Full view - About this book
 | 1879 - 592 pages
...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...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
...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,...moon ; and though, within that brief space of time xvhich we call ' the historical period,' they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods,... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - Humanities - 1879 - 378 pages
..." the historical period," were covered with luxuriant woods, 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... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1864 - 442 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | Bible - 1864 - 922 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | George Perkins Marsh - Conservation of natural resources - 1864 - 592 pages
...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,...of the moon ; and though, within that brief space upon any form of life an influence analogous to that of domestication upon plants, quadrupeds, and... | |
 | Bible - 1864 - 920 pages
...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,...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... | |
 | The London Quarterly VOL.XXVII October 1866 and January,1867 - 1867 - 554 pages
...the organic or the inorganic world. Here we think onr author takes too sombre a view of his subject. "There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...as complete as that of the moon; and though within the brief space of time, which we call the historical period, they are known to have been covered with... | |
 | Floriculture - 1868 - 410 pages
...remarkable powers of observation, should give his words the greatest authority and power. He says, "There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa,...Alpine Europe, where the operation of causes set in motion by man has brought the face of the eartli to a desolation almost as complete as that of the... | |
 | United States. General Land Office - Land use - 1868 - 436 pages
...the houses ; disasters never witnessed, it is said, until after the removal of the Apenuine forests. "There are parts of Asia Minor, of Northern Africa, of Greece, and even of Alpine Europe," says the Hon. GP Marsh, " where the operation of canses set in action by man has brought the face of... | |
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