They are clear and vigorous in style, they never oppress the reader with a pedantic display of learning, nor overwhelm him with a pompous and superfluous terminology ; and they have the happy art of taking him straightway to the face of nature herself,... A school atlas of classical geography - Página 95por Alexander Keith Johnston - 1867 - 36 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Sir William Hamilton - 1866 - 530 páginas
...merit than those of Mr Page on G«ology and Palaeontology. They are clear and vigorous in style, ll iey never oppress the reader with a pedantic display of...tortuous and bewildering paths of technical system and artificial classification."— Saturday Iltview. ** This lg one of the best of Mr Page's many good... | |
| David Page - 1866 - 364 páginas
...Geology and Palaeontology. They are clear and vigorous in style, they never oppress the reade^with a pedantic display of learning, nor overwhelm him...tortuous and bewildering paths of technical system and artificial classification. Athenaeum. Still no superficial geologist could treat the several topics... | |
| Alexander Keith Johnston - 1867 - 146 páginas
...have greater or moro decisive merit than those of Mr Раде on Geology nnd Palaeontology. They are clear and vigorous in style, they never oppress the...tortuous and bewildering paths of technical system and artificial classification." — Sittvrdny lïeoicw. "This is one of the best of Hr Page's many good... | |
| James Currie (A.M.) - 1867 - 156 páginas
...to have greater or more decisive merit than those of Mr Page on Geology and Paleontology. They are clear and vigorous in style, they never oppress the...tortuous and bewildering paths of technical system and artificial classification. Athenaeum. Still no superficial geologist could treat the several topics... | |
| Alexander Buchan - 1867 - 204 páginas
...they never oppress the reailcr with a pedantic display of learning, nor overwhelm him with a pompom and superfluous terminology ; and they have the happy...tortuous and bewildering paths of technical system and artificial classification."— Saturday Review. " This is one of the best of Mr Pagc'si many good books.... | |
| John Hill Burton - 1867 - 482 páginas
...on Geology and Pula•ontnlogy. They are clear and rigorous in style, they never oppress the render with a pedantic display of learning, nor overwhelm...terminology ; and they have the happy art of taking him straight. w.'y to the fac* of nature hermit, instead of leading him by the tortuous and bewildering... | |
| Alexander William Kinglake - 1868 - 514 páginas
...greater or moie derisive merit than those of Mr Page on Geology and Pahi-ontology. They are clear anil vigorous in style, they never oppress the reader with...tortuous and bewildering paths of technical system and artificial classification." — Saturday Iterieic. "This is one of the beet of Mr Page's many good... | |
| David Thomson - 1868 - 420 páginas
...decisive merit than those of Mr Page on Geology and Pal won to logy. They are clear and vigorous in «yle, they never oppress the reader with a pedantic display...art of taking him straightway to the face of nature berself, instead of leading him by the tortuous and bewildering paths of technical gy-tem and artificial... | |
| David Thomson - 1868 - 424 páginas
...than those of Mr Page on Geology and I'alie ontology. They are clear and vigorous in style, they nerer oppress the reader with a pedantic display of learning,...taking him straightway to the face of nature herself, in-tead of loading him by the tortuous and bewildering paths of technical system and artificial classification."—... | |
| Francis Dwyer - 1868 - 324 páginas
...to have greater or more decisive merit than those of Mr Page on Geology and Paleontology. They are clear and vigorous in style, they never oppress the...with a pedantic display of learning, nor overwhelm Tiim with a pompous and superfluous terminology ; and they have the happy art of taking him straightway... | |
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