 | JAS. D. M'CABE, JR. - 1871 - Liczba stron: 1164
...mountain a hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Potomac, in quest of a passage also; in the moment of their junction, they rush together...formed an ocean which filled the whole valley; that, continuing to rise, they have at length broken over at this spot, and have torn the mountain down from... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - Liczba stron: 508
...created in time ; 1 hat the mountains were first formed, that the rivers began to flow afterward ; that, in this place particularly, they have been dammed up by the Blue Ridge of mountain, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley ; that, continuing to rise, they have... | |
 | 1875 - Liczba stron: 558
...they rush together ngainst the mountain, rend it nsunder, and pass off to the sea. The first glance at this scene hurries our senses into the opinion that...formed an ocean which filled the whole valley; that, continuing to rise, they have at length broken over at this spot, and have torn the mountain down,... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1876 - Liczba stron: 664
...been created in time ; that the mountains were formed first; that the rivers began to flow afterward ; that in this place particularly they have been dammed...formed an ocean which filled the whole valley; that, continuing to rise, they have at length broken over at this spot, and have torn the mountain down from... | |
 | Albert H. Smyth - 1889 - Liczba stron: 324
...been created in time, that the mountains were formed first, that the rivers began to flow afterward, that in this place, particularly, they have been dammed...formed an ocean which filled the whole valley — that, continuing to rise, they have at length broken over at this spot, and have torn the mountain down from... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1894 - Liczba stron: 634
...mountain an hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Patowmac, in quest of a passage also. In the moment of their junction they rush together...formed an ocean which filled the whole valley ; that continuing to rise they have at length broken over at this spot, and have torn the mountain down from... | |
 | Louise Manly - 1895 - Liczba stron: 542
...mountain an hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Patowmac, in quest of a passage also. In the moment of their junction they rush together...afterwards, that in this place particularly they have been damned up by the Blue ridge of mountains, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley ;... | |
 | Louise Manly - 1895 - Liczba stron: 564
...mountain an hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Patowmac, in quest of a passage also. In the moment of their junction they rush together...afterwards, that in this place particularly they have been damned up by the Blue ridge of mountains, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley ;... | |
 | Louise Manly - 1895 - Liczba stron: 554
...mountain an hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Patowmac, in quest of a passage also. In the moment of their junction they rush together...afterwards, that in this place particularly they have been damned up by the Blue ridge of mountains, and have formed an ocean which filled the whole valley; that... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - 1896 - Liczba stron: 496
...been created in time, that the mountains were formed first, that the rivers began to flow afterward, that in this place, particularly, they have been dammed...formed an ocean which filled the whole valley — that continuing to rise, they have at length broken over this spot, and have torn the mountain down from... | |
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In the moment of their junction, they rush together against the mountain, rend it asunder, and pass off to the sea. The first glance of this scene hurries our senses into the opinion, that this earth has been created in time, that the mountains were formed... 
