 | 1863 - 376 páginas
...he was obliged to explain himself, and to illustrate the effects of the tides, by adding, — " and it is something peculiar that happens to the islands...these parts lying between Europe and Britain ; for at the full tide, the intervening passage being overflowed, they appear islands, but when the sea retires... | |
 | Royal Geological Society of Cornwall - 1828 - 942 páginas
...intervening " space is left dry, and they carry over abun" dance of tin to this place in their carts. And " it is something peculiar that happens to the " islands...parts lying between Europe " and Britain ; for at the full tide, the interve" ning passage being overflowed, they appear " islands, but when the sea... | |
 | Henry Thomas De La Beche - 1839 - 720 páginas
...intervening space is left dry, and they camover abundance of tin to this place in their carts. And it is something peculiar that happens to the islands...overflowed, they appear islands, but when the sea retires a large space is left dry, and they are seen as peninsulas. From hence, then, the traders purchase... | |
 | Royal Institution of Cornwall - 1848 - 556 páginas
...intervening space is left dry, and they carry over abundance of tin to this place in their carts. And it is something peculiar that happens to the islands...these parts lying between Europe and Britain; for at the full tide, the intervening passage being overflowed, they appear islands, but when the sea retires... | |
 | 1855 - 946 páginas
...intervening space is left dry, and they carry over abundance of tin to this place in their carts. And it is something peculiar that happens to the islands...overflowed, they appear islands, but when the sea retires a large , space is left dry, and they are seen as peninsulas. From hence, then, the traders... | |
 | 1855 - 718 páginas
...something peculiar that happens to the islands in these parts lying between Europe and Britain, for at the full tide, the intervening passage being overflowed, they appear islands, but when the sea retires a large space is left dry, and they are seen as peninsulas. From hence, then, the traders purchase... | |
 | 1857 - 500 páginas
...intervening space is left dry, and they carry over abundance of tin to this place in their carts. And it is something peculiar that happens to the islands...these parts lying between Europe and Britain ; for at the full tide, the intervening passage being overflowed, they appear islands, but when the sea retires... | |
 | Sheridan Muspratt - 1853 - 378 páginas
...that happens to the islands in those parts lying between Europe and Britain, for at full tide, the passage being overflowed, they appear islands ; but when the sea returns, a large space is left dry, and they are seen as peninsulpe. From this the tin is transported to Gaul,... | |
 | Richard Edmonds - 1862 - 324 páginas
...intervening space is left dry, and they carry over abundance of tin to this place in their carts. And it is something peculiar that happens to the islands...these parts lying between Europe and Britain ; for at the full tide, the intervening passage being overflowed, they appear islands, but when the sea retires... | |
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Britain ; for at full tide, the intervening passage being overflowed, they appear islands, but when the sea retires a large , space is left dry, and they are seen as peninsulas. From hence, then, the traders purchase the tin of the natives and transport... 
