...although "there is poetry in its every feature." " How much," he pertinently asks, " of the poetry and literature of Europe would be intelligible to persons...had expanded only to the limits of a coral island? What elevation in morals should be expected upon a contracted island, so readily overstocked that threatened...

...Europe would be intelligible to persons whose ideas had expanded only to the limits of a coral-island, who had never conceived of a surface of land above half a mile hi breadth — of a slope higher than a beach, or of change in seasons beyond a variation in the prevalence...

...exception of foreign mice ; fresh water barely enough for household purposes ; no streams, or mountains, or hills ? How much of the poetry or literature of Europe...of seasons beyond a variation in the prevalence of the rains ? " Soil. — The soil of these islands, in general, is poor, with the exception perhaps...

...had expanded only to the limits of a coral-island, who had never conceived of a surface of laud atwve half a mile in breadth — of a slope higher than a beach, or of a change in seasons beyond a variation in the prevalence of rain Î " Contrariwise, the influences...

...household purposes,— no streams, nor mountains, nor hills ? How much of the poelry und litoruluru of Europe would be intelligible to persons whose ideas had expanded only to the limits of a coral-island, who had never conceived of a surface of land above half a mile in breadth — of a slope...

...but a single mineral; fresh water barely enough for household purposes; no streams or mountains or hills? How much of the poetry or literature of Europe...of seasons beyond a variation in the prevalence of the rains?" The soil of these islands in general is poor, with the exception perhaps of Kauai, and...

...but a single mineral; fresh water barely enough for household purposes; no streams or mountains or hills? How much of the poetry or literature of Europe...coral island; who had never conceived of a surface of laud above half a mile in breadth, of a slope higher than a beach, of a change of seasons beyond a...

...ocean, is well shown by Professor Dana, who spoke in reference to the Gilbert islands as follows : to persons whose ideas had expanded only to the limits...coral island; who had never conceived of a surface of laud above half a mile in breadth, of a slope higher than a beach, of a change of seasons beyoud a...

...celebrated author of Bowditch' s Navigator as well as of the translation of Laplace's Mtcanique Ctleste. " Notwithstanding all the products and all the attractions...of seasons beyond a variation in the prevalence of rains ? What elevation in morals should be expected upon a contracted islet, so readily overpeopled...

...circumstances is capable of mental improvement, would be an interesting inquiry for the philosopher. Perhaps the query might be best answered by another,...expanded only to the limits of a coral island ; who had neve* conceived of a surface of land above half a mile in breadth, — of a slope higher than a beach,...