 | 1879 - 592 pages
...woods, verdant pastures, and ' fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated to be re' claimable by man ; nor can they become again fitted for ' human use except by great geological changes, or other mys' terious influences or agencies of which we have no present... | |
 | Theology - 1864 - 940 pages
...historical period,' they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated...knowledge, and over which we have no prospective control." ' These considerations illustrate the part which the forests of a country are designed to play in the... | |
 | Bible - 1864 - 922 pages
...historical period,' they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated...present knowledge, and over which we have no prospective control."1 These considerations illustrate the part which the forests of a country are designed to... | |
 | The London Quarterly VOL.XXVII October 1866 and January,1867 - 1867 - 554 pages
...have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, they are now far- too deteriorated to be reclaimable by man, nor can they...or other mysterious influences or agencies of which wo have no present knowledge, and over which we have no prospective control." Again, " The earth is... | |
 | United States. General Land Office - Land use - 1868 - 436 pages
...historical period,' they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated to be reclaimable by man ; aor can they become again fitted for human use except through great geological changes or other mysterious... | |
 | Missouri. State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1869 - 786 pages
...historical period,' they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures and fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated to be reclaimable by man." The facts stated are undeniable, and the causes assigned for them are only too true; but w* lemur to... | |
 | New Zealand Institute - Science - 1871 - 574 pages
...historical epoch,' they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated to be reclaimable by man, or to become again fitted for human use, except through great geological changes or other influences... | |
 | George Perkins Marsh - Conservation of natural resources - 1874 - 702 pages
...historical period," they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated...reclaimable by man, nor can they become again fitted f»r human use, except through great geological changes, or other mysterious influences or agencies... | |
 | Ellwood Cooper - Eucalyptus - 1876 - 290 pages
...historical period,' they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated to be reclaimable by man. Nor can they becomeagain fitted for human use except through great geological changes, or other mysterious influences... | |
 | English literature - 1879 - 590 pages
...historical period, they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated...can they become again fitted for human use except by great geological changes, or other mysterious influences or agencies of which we have no present... | |
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... they are known to have been covered with luxuriant woods, verdant pastures, and fertile meadows, they are now too far deteriorated to be reclaimable by man, nor can they become again fitted for human use, except through great geological changes, or... 
