 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1836 - 612 pages
...footsteps were also impressed by the feet of tortoises. ' The historian or the antiquary,' he remarks, ' may have traversed the fields of ancient or of modern...foot, or a single hoof, of all the countless millions of men and beasts whose progress spread desolation over the earth ; but the reptiles, that crawled... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 430 pages
...particular allusion to that in Corncocklemuir, Dr Buckland has the following elegant observations :— " The historian or the antiquary may have traversed...foot or a single hoof, of all the countless millions of men and beasts, whose progress spread desolation over the earth. But the reptiles that crawled upon... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1836 - 606 pages
...footsteps were also impressed by the feet of tortoises. ' The historian or the antiquary,' he remarks, ' may have traversed the fields of ancient or of modern...foot, or a single hoof, of all the countless millions of men and beasts whose progress spread desolation over the earth ; but the reptiles, that crawled... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1836 - 610 pages
...impressed by the feet of tortoises. 'The historian or the antiquary,' he remarks, 'may have traversed tl'e fields of ancient or of modern battles ; and may have pursued the Kne of march of triumphant conquerors, whose armies trampled down the most mighty kingdoms of the world.... | |
 | William Buckland - 1837 - 476 pages
...upon the sand, the Arab can determine whether it was heavily or lightly laden, or whether it was lame. The Historian or the Antiquary may have traversed...foot, or a single hoof, of all the countless millions of men and beasts whose progress spread desolation over the earth. But the Reptiles, that crawled upon... | |
 | George Fairholme - 1837 - 490 pages
...from the contemplation of those tracks of tortoises, which were first discovered in Dumfries-shire. " The historian or the antiquary may have traversed...triumphant conquerors, whose armies trampled down the mightiest kingdoms of the world. The winds and storms have utterly obliterated the ephemeral impressions... | |
 | 1844 - 608 pages
...with a mere -notice of them as brief as it must be popular. " The historian," says Dr. Buckland, " may have pursued the line of march of triumphant conquerors,...foot, or a single hoof, of all the countless millions of men and beasts whose progress spread desolation over the earth. But the reptiles that crawled upon... | |
 | 1844 - 612 pages
...ourselves with a mere notice of them as brief as it must be popular. " The historian," says Dr. Buckland, " may have pursued the line of march of triumphant conquerors,...impressions of their course. Not a track remains of a smgle foot, or a single hoof, of all the countless millions of men and beasts whose progress spread... | |
 | 1846 - 576 pages
...warranting the following beautiful reflections by one of the most distinguished of their number, t '• The historian, or the antiquary, may have traversed...ephemeral impressions of their course. Not a track • " The deepest mine in the world (Kitzpuhl, in the Tyrol) a only 2764 feet below the surface." —... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1847 - 430 pages
...particular allusion to that in Corncocldemuir, Dr. Buckland has the following elegant observations. " The historian or the antiquary may have traversed...foot or a single hoof, of all the countless millions of men and beasts, whose progress spread desolation over the earth. But the reptiles that crawled upon... | |
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The Historian or the Antiquary may have traversed the fields of ancient or of modern battles; and may have pursued the line of march of triumphant Conquerors, whose armies trampled down the most mighty kingdoms of the world. The winds and storms have... 
