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"Excerpt from The Old Kingdom of Elmet, the Land ''Twixt Aire and Wharfe: A Descriptive Sketch of Its Ancient History, Antiquities, Legends, Picturesque Features, and Its Flora; Being a Companion Volume to "Lower Wharfeland"
It is at the latter part of this period, known as the Post-tertiary, that the biped figure Of man appears dimly on the horizon, his arms of defence a knotted club, wrested from the trees of the tropical forest, and, peradventure, with a stone fastened by with''es at the end - probably the only rude weapon of man in the early stone age, or Paleolithic. Century after century roll past in startling numbers - how many the greatest scientist cannot tell us; climatic changes are gradually taking place, many of the larger animals become extinct, and the Almighty Ruler altering the face of Nature, in the succession of ages, more suitable for the dwelling Of man in this district. Primeval forests, seeds of our vast coal measures, are slowly, but surely, sinking; the great Eastern Plain, little by little, subsiding below water level, and gradually forming the German Ocean.
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It is at the latter part of this period, known as the Post-tertiary, that the biped figure Of man appears dimly on the horizon, his arms of defence a knotted club, wrested from the trees of the tropical forest, and, peradventure, with a stone fastened by with''es at the end - probably the only rude weapon of man in the early stone age, or Paleolithic. Century after century roll past in startling numbers - how many the greatest scientist cannot tell us; climatic changes are gradually taking place, many of the larger animals become extinct, and the Almighty Ruler altering the face of Nature, in the succession of ages, more suitable for the dwelling Of man in this district. Primeval forests, seeds of our vast coal measures, are slowly, but surely, sinking; the great Eastern Plain, little by little, subsiding below water level, and gradually forming the German Ocean.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Edmund Bogg
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265910252
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 280
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Contributors
Author
Edmund Bogg
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331130239
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm
Page Count - 282
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