 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, or, rather, very thick mist, hanging over the edge of the water, to the height, perhaps, of half a yard,...  The Works of William Paley, D.D.: Natural theology - Page 312by William Paley - 1810Full view - About this book
 | William Paley - Natural history - 1819 - 302 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 - 292 pages
...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, and of the breadth of three yards, stretching along the coast as far as the еyе could reach, and always retiring with the... | |
 | Natural history - 1822 - 192 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 Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...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, to the height,...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,... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...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,...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
...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,...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... | |
 | William Paley - Theology - 1825 - 440 pages
...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,...filled with young shrimps, in the act of bounding in the air, from the shallow margin of the water, or from the wet sand. If any motion of a mute animal... | |
 | Creation - 1826 - 188 pages
...with an ebbing -tide, you might frequently remark 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, and of I he breadth of two or three • yards, stretching along the coast as far as the eye could reich, und... | |
 | Bourne Hall Draper - Animals - 1828 - 126 pages
...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,...to be nothing else than so much space, filled with little 9 shrimps, in the act of bounding into the air from the shallow margin of the water, or from... | |
 | William Paley - 1831 - 692 pages
...with an ebbing tide, I have frequently remarked the appearance of a dark cloud, or, rather, very thick tend ? They intended to exclude from offices in the church, 1 . All abettors of Popery me water. When this cloud came to be examined, it proved to be nothing else than so much space, filled... | |
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