| James Lawson Drummond - 1831 - 508 Seiten
...Barnakles, in the north of England Brant Geese, and in Lancashire Tree Geese: but the other that do fall upon the land perish, and come to nothing. Thus...well accord with truth." " But what our eies have scene, and hands have touched, we shall declare ;" and then he goes on, in all the confidence of entire... | |
| James Lawson Drummond - 1832 - 312 Seiten
...Barnakles, in the north of England Brant Geese, and in Lancashire Tree Geese : but the other that do fall upon the land perish, and come to nothing. Thus...have seene, and hands have touched, we shall declare ; " and then he goes on, in all the confidence of entire belief, to describe the different stages by... | |
| Thomas Brown - 1835 - 234 Seiten
...Lancashire, Tree Geese ; but the others that do falT upon the hind perish and come to nothing. Thus much from the writings of others, and also from the mouths of...which may very well accord with truth. *' But what our eyes have scene and hands have touched we shall declare. There is a small island in Lancashire called... | |
| 1835 - 566 Seiten
...slightest ground whereon to rest a doubt, thus gives ba evidence in his Herbal : — ' But what our eyes have seene and hands have touched we shall declare. There is a small island in Lancashire, called the Pile of Foulders, wherein are found the broken pieces of old and bruised... | |
| Thomas Brown - 1836 - 230 Seiten
...from the mouths of people of those parts, which may very well accord with truth. " But what our eyes have seene and hands have touched we shall declare. There is a small island in Lancashire called the Hill of Flounders, wherein are found in the broken pieces of old ships,... | |
| John Claudius Loudon - 1838 - 794 Seiten
...geese ; but the other that do come fall upon the land, perish, and come to nothing. Thus much from the writings of others, and also from the mouths of...those parts, which may very well accord with truth." He then subjoins the following account of what he solemnly affirms he had not only seen, but touched... | |
| Robert Thomas Hampson - 1841 - 512 Seiten
...barnacles — in the north of England brant geese— and in Lancashire tree geese; but the other that do fall upon the land, perish and come to nothing. Thus...much by the writings of others, and also from the mouthes of people of those parts, which may very well accord with the truth. — But what our eies... | |
| William Benjamin Carpenter - 1844 - 600 Seiten
...Barnacles, in the north of England Brant-geese, and in Lancashire Treegeese ; and the other that do fall upon the land, perish and come to nothing. Thus...which may very well accord with truth." " But what our eyes have seen and our hands have touched" continues the Author, doubtless with full sincerity, " we... | |
| William Benjamin Carpenter - 1844 - 608 Seiten
...other part of his story, setting forth that these Barnacles grow upon trees, which he learned " from the writings of others, and also from the mouths of people of those parts," is by no means so discordant with truth, as they certainly do grow on trees, though not produced by... | |
| David Landsborough - 1852 - 206 Seiten
...into the water, do become fowls, which we call barnacles." This he records as information derived from the writings of others, and also from the mouths of people of those parts, which he says may very well accord with truth ; adding, in the simplicity of his heart, and with no intention... | |
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