 | 1839
...by such irresistible forces. Yet those low, insignificant, coral islets stand, and are victorious ; for here another power, as antagonist to the former,...breakers, and unite them into a symmetrical structure. Let the hurricane tear up its thousand huge fragments; yet what will this tell against the accumulated... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1845
...demolished by such irresistible forces. Yet these low insignificant coral islets stand and are victorious ; for here another power, as antagonist to the former,...takes part in the contest. The organic forces separate tho atoms of carbonate of lime one by one from the foaming breakers, and rear them up into a symmetrical... | |
 | 1845
...demolished by such irresistible' forces. Yet those low insignificant coral islets stand and are victorious ; for here another power, as antagonist to the former, takes part in the contest. The organic forces (coral animals) separate the atoms of carbonate of lime, one by one from the foaming breakers, and... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1846 - 336 halaman
...low, insignificant coral islets stand and are victorious; for here another power, as an antagonist, takes part in the contest. The organic forces separate...breakers, and unite them into a symmetrical structure. Let the and the animal always appears languishing and sickly." hurricane tear up its thousand huge... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1848
...demolished by such irresistible forces. Yet these low insignificant coral islets stand and are victorious ; for here another power, as antagonist to the former,...of lime one by one from the foaming breakers, and rear them up into a symmetrical structure. Let the hurricane tear up its thousand huge fragments ;... | |
 | Robert Ellis (F.L.S.) - 1850
...and insignificant coral islets stand and are victorious ; for here another power, as an antagonist, takes part in the contest. The organic forces separate the atoms of carbonate of lime, one by * Journal, p. 465. one, from the foaming breakers, and unite them into a symmetrical structure. Let... | |
 | 1851
...demolished by such irresistible forces. Yet these low, insignificant islets stand and are victorious ; for here another power as antagonist to the former...breakers, and unite them into a symmetrical structure. Let the hurricane tear up its thousand huge fragments ; yet what will this tell against the accumulated... | |
 | Walter Lawry - 1851 - 217 halaman
...demolished by such irresistible forces. Yet these low, insignificant islets stand and are victorious ; for here another power as antagonist to the former...breakers, and unite them into a symmetrical structure. Let the hurricane tear up its thousand huge fragments ; yet what will this tell against the accumulated... | |
 | Walter Lawry - 1851 - 217 halaman
...demolished by such irresistible forces. Yet these low, insignificant islets stand and are victorious ; for here another power as antagonist to the former...organic forces separate the atoms of carbonate of lirne one by one from the foaming breakers, and unite them into a symmetrical structure. Let the hurricane... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1856
...demolished by such irresistible forces. Yet these low, insignificant coral islets stand and are victoriens, for here another power, as antagonist to the former,...of lime, one by one, from the foaming breakers, and unit« them into a symmetrical structure. Myriads of architects are at work night and day, mouth after... | |
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Yet these low, insignificant coral islets stand and are victorious : for here another power, as antagonist to the former, takes part in the contest. The organic forces separate the atoms of carbonate of lime one by one from the foaming breakers, and unite... 
