 The book of Nature is the book of Fate. She turns the gigantic pages, — leaf after leaf, — never re-turning one. One leaf she lays down, a floor of granite; then a thousand ages, and a bed of slate; a thousand ages, and a measure of coal; a thousand...  The North British Review - Seite 2771867Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Kenneth S. Sacks - 2008 - 228 Seiten
...do nothing but mischief off of it; or skates, which are wings on the ice, but fetters on the ground. The book of Nature is the book of Fate. She turns...gigantic pages, leaf after leaf, - never returning one. One leaf she lays down, a floor of granite; then a thousand ages, and a bed of slate; a thousand ages,... | |
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