 Walking by the seaside, 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,...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 6911846Full view - About this book
 | William Paley - Natural history - 1819 - 296 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.—... | |
 | William Paley - Natural history - 1820 - 282 pages
...excess. 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,...height, perhaps, of half a yard, and of the breadth of three yards, stretching along the coast as far as the еyе could reach, and always retiring with the... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...shore, and with an ebbing tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud, or, rather, a very thick mist, hanging over the edge of the water,...could reach, and always retiring with the water. When the cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so much space, filled with young shrimps,... | |
 | Natural history - 1822 - 194 pages
...tidev you might frequently remark the appearance of a dark cloud, or rather very thick mist hanging1 over the edge of the water, to the height, perhaps,...and always retiring with the water. When this cloud comes to be examined, it proves to be nothing else than so much space filled with young shrimps in... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1823 - 492 pages
...excess. Walking by the seaside, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore, and with an ebbing tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud,...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
...excess. 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,...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
...sea-side in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore, and with an ebbing -tide, you might frequently remark the appearance of a dark cloud, or rather Very thick...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... | |
 | William Paley - 1831 - 692 pages
...excess. Walking by the seaside, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore, and with an ebbing tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud,...far as the eye could reach, and always retiring with 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
...excess. Walking by the seaside, in a calm evening, upon a sandy shore and with an ebbing tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud,...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 - 310 pages
...thatexcess. Walking by the sea-side, ina calm evening, upon a sandy shore, and with an ebbing tide' I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud,...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... | |
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