 | 1824 - 458 pages
...circumference. It is bounded on the north and west sides by the sea, on the south by a rocky eminence, and on the east by the usual argillaceous soil of the country. ANIMAL FLOWER. THB inhabitants of St. Lucic have lately discovered a moat singular plant. la a cavern... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1825 - 854 pages
...neighbouring soil is not always well defined, and indeed it appears to form the substratum of the surrounding tract of land. We may say, however, that it is bounded...and on the east by the usual argillaceous soil of h Pieces of asphaltum are, I believe, frequently found floating on the Dead Sea in Palestine ; but... | |
 | 1832 - 636 pages
...circuit, bounded on the north and west by the sea, on the south by a rocky eminence of porcelain jasper, and on the east by the usual argillaceous soil of the country. Its more common consistence and appearance are those of pit coal, but of a greyish colour. Dr Anderson... | |
 | 1840 - 506 pages
...mouth of the Somme, to the western side of the peninsula of Cotentin, which is included within it. It is bounded on the north and west sides by the sea, on the north-east by Picardie, on the east by the He do France, on the south-east by Perche, on the south... | |
 | 1834 - 438 pages
...circumference. It is bounded on the north and west sides by thesea, on the south by a rocky eminence, and on the east by the usual argillaceous soil of the country. — Cabinet of Curiosities. PALM TREES. AT Manilla, one of the largest of the Philippine islands, palm... | |
 | 1840 - 534 pages
...neighboring soil is not always well defined, and indeed it appears to form the substratum of the surrounding tract of land. We may say, however, that it is bounded...main body may perhaps be estimated at three miles in circumfeience ; the depth cannot be ascertained, and no subjacent rock or soil can be discovered. Where... | |
 | Eli Smith - 1841 - 712 pages
...neighbouring soil is not always well defined ; and indeed it appears to form the substratum of the surrounding tract of land. We may say, however, that it is bounded...the north and west sides by the sea, on the south by a rocky eminence of porcelain jasper, and on the east by the usual argillaceous soil of the country... | |
 | Eli Smith - 1841 - 708 pages
...neighbouring soil is not always well defined ; and indeed it appears to form the substratum of the surrounding tract of land. We may say, however, that it is bounded...the north and west sides by the sea, on the south by a rocky eminence of porcelain jasper, and on the east by the usual argillaceous soil of the country... | |
 | Eli Smith - 1841 - 708 pages
...neighbouring soil is not always well defined ; and indeed it appears to form the substratum of the surrounding tract of land. We may say, however, that it is bounded...north and west sides by • the sea, on the south by a rocky eminence of porcelain jasper, and on the east by the usual argillaceous soil of the country... | |
 | 1895 - 1104 pages
...great collection of pitch ; the line between it and the neighboring soil is not always well defined. The main body may perhaps be estimated at three miles...ascertained, and no subjacent rock or soil can be discovered. The negro houses in the vicinage, built by driving posts into the earth, frequently are twisted or... | |
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... and on the east by the usual argillaceous soil of the country; the main body may perhaps be estimated at three miles in circumference; the depth cannot be ascertained, and no subjacent rock or soil can be discovered. 
