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... side . Earth has still Some traces of her youthful beauty left ; and though the perception of this may be open to all , the harmony and glory of creation can be fully appreciated only by those who are in some measure acquainted with the ...
... side . Earth has still Some traces of her youthful beauty left ; and though the perception of this may be open to all , the harmony and glory of creation can be fully appreciated only by those who are in some measure acquainted with the ...
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... side , the student himself may perceive them ; the more he knows the more does he wish to know , -his spirit becomes athirst for knowledge ; and it is well that it should be so , -for The desire which tends to know The works of God ...
... side , the student himself may perceive them ; the more he knows the more does he wish to know , -his spirit becomes athirst for knowledge ; and it is well that it should be so , -for The desire which tends to know The works of God ...
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... side . Thus , the ridges of the Scandinavian mountains , and those of Greenland , both present their boldest escarpments to the North Atlantic Ocean . The lofty ridge of the Atlas gradually declines towards the Sahara , or Great Desert ...
... side . Thus , the ridges of the Scandinavian mountains , and those of Greenland , both present their boldest escarpments to the North Atlantic Ocean . The lofty ridge of the Atlas gradually declines towards the Sahara , or Great Desert ...
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... side . The name is , however , equally applied to any plains of considerable elevation above the sea , and they are not un- frequently met with among extensive mountain ranges , supported and bordered by the highest portion of the range ...
... side . The name is , however , equally applied to any plains of considerable elevation above the sea , and they are not un- frequently met with among extensive mountain ranges , supported and bordered by the highest portion of the range ...
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... side of Australia . The Indian Ocean compre- hends the seas between Australia and the Malayan Islands , and the eastern coast of Africa . Its separation from the Austral , or Southern Ocean , is merely nominal . With these oceans ...
... side of Australia . The Indian Ocean compre- hends the seas between Australia and the Malayan Islands , and the eastern coast of Africa . Its separation from the Austral , or Southern Ocean , is merely nominal . With these oceans ...
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