 Walking by the sea-side, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore, and with an ebbing tide I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud, or rather, very thick mist, hanging over the edge of the water, to the height, perhaps, of half a yard,...  Conversations on Some Leading Points in Natural Philosophy: Designed to ... - Page 95by Bourne Hall Draper - 1828 - 104 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Paley - Natural history - 1819 - 302 pages
...ebbfcg- tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud, or Bather, very thick mistl hanging over the edge of the water, to the height,...of half a yard, and of the breadth of two or three yard*, stretching ateng' the coast as far as the eye could reach, and always retiring with the water.—... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...it, all conduce to show their excess of spirits, and are simply the effects of that excess. Walking by the seaside, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore,...eye could reach, and always retiring with the water. i When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be so much space, filled with young shrimps, in... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 382 pages
...amusement,) all conduce to show their excess of spirits . and are simply the effects of that excess. Walking by the sea-side, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore....a yard, and of the breadth of two or three yards, stretcbine along the coast as far as the eye could reach, and always retiring with the water. "When... | |
 | Creation - 1826 - 188 pages
...thick mist, hanging over the edge of the water, to the height, perhaps, of half a yard, and of I he breadth of two or three • yards, stretching along the coast as far as the eye could reich, und always retiring with the water. When this cloud comes to be examined, it proves to be nothing... | |
 | William Paley - 1831 - 692 pages
...amusement,) all conduce to show their excess of spirits, and are simply the effects of that excess. Walking y, who observed the incurable diversity of human opinion...offices in the church, 1 . All abettors of Popery me water. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so much space, filled... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...— all conduce to show their excess of spirits, and are simply the effects of that excess. Walking by the seaside, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore...eye could reach, and always retiring with the water. 5. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be so much space filled with young shrimps,' in... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pages
...amusement), all conduce to show their excess of spirits, and are simply the effects of that excess. Walking by the sea-side, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore,...the coast as far as the eye could reach, and always returning with the water. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so... | |
 | 1833 - 444 pages
...amusement,) all conduce to show their excess of spirits, and are simply the effects of that excess. Walking by the sea-side, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore,...the coast as far as the eye could reach, and always returning with the water. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so... | |
 | 1833 - 310 pages
...show their excess of spirits, and are simply the effects of thatexcess. Walking by the sea-side, ina calm evening, upon a sandy shore, and with an ebbing...the coast as far as the eye could reach, and always returning with the water. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...shore and with an ebbing tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud, or Father very thick mist, hanging over the edge of the water,...and of the breadth of two or three yards, stretching alonj the cpast as far as the eye could reach, and always retiring with the water. 5. When this cloud... | |
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