 | W. Plees - Jersey - 1817 - 410 pages
...diversified currents, which contribute a prodigious accession of strength to the other natural outworks. It is a very probable conjecture, that many of the...adjacent rocks were originally part of the island itself; but torn from it by the force of violent tempests. On the southern, the eastern, and the western sides,... | |
 | W. Plees - 1824 - 424 pages
...diversified currents, which contribute a prodigious accession of strength to the other natural outworks. It is a very probable conjecture, that many of the...adjacent rocks were originally part of the island itself; bul torn from it by the force of violent tempests. On the southern, the eastern, and the western sides,... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - Great Britain - 1835 - 644 pages
...PHYSICAL ASPECT OF JERSEY. 495 rising abruptly from the ocean, frequently to an elevation of from 40 to 50 fathoms. It is a very probable conjecture, that many...island itself. There is a legendary tradition, that Jersey was once so contiguous to France, that persons passed over on a plank or bridge, paying a small... | |
 | Abraham Jones Le Cras - Customary law - 1839 - 414 pages
...cliffs, the land declines towards the southern coast, which in several places is on a level with the sea. It is a very probable conjecture that many of the...tradition, that this Island was once so contiguous to France, that persons passed over on a plank or a bridge, paying a small toll to the Abbey of Coutance.... | |
 | 1840 - 356 pages
...diversified currents, which contribute a great accession of strength to the other natural outworks. It is a very probable conjecture, that many of the...adjacent rocks were originally part of the Island itself; but departed from it by the force of violent tempests. On the southern, the eastern, and the western... | |
 | Channel Islands - 1843 - 260 pages
...diversified currents, which contribute a great accession of strength to the other natural outworks. It is a very probable conjecture, that many of the...adjacent rocks were originally part of the Island itself ; but separated from it by the force of violent tempests. On the southern, the eastern, and the western... | |
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... from it by the force of violent tempests. On the southern, the eastern, and the western sides, there are incontrovertible proofs that large portions of useful... 