 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,...  The Invasion of the Crimea: Battle of Balaclava. 2d ed. 1868av Alexander William Kinglake - 1868Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Sir William Hamilton - 1866 - 530 sider
...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...system and artificial classification."— Saturday Iltview. ** This lg one of the best of Mr Page's many good books. It Is written in a flowing popular... | |
 | David Page - 1866 - 364 sider
...Geology and Palaeontology. They are clear and vigorous in style, they never oppress the reade^with a pedantic display of learning, nor overwhelm him...of technical system and artificial classification. Athenaeum. Still no superficial geologist could treat the several topics with so firm a hand, and learners... | |
 | James Currie (A.M.) - 1867 - 156 sider
...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 reader with...of technical system and artificial classification. Athenaeum. Still no superficial geologist could treat the several topics with so firm a hand, and learners... | |
 | Alexander Keith Johnston - 1867 - 146 sider
...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 reader with...of technical system and artificial classification." — Sittvrdny lïeoicw. "This is one of the best of Hr Page's many good books. It is written in a flowing... | |
 | Alexander Keith Johnston - 1867 - 174 sider
...greater or more decisive merit than those of Mr Pago on Geology and Palœontology. They aro clear and vigorous in style, they never oppress the reader with...tortuous and bewildering paths of technical system and artiacial classiacation." — Saturday Revitw. " This is one of the best of Mr Page's many good books.... | |
 | Alexander Buchan - 1867 - 204 sider
...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...system and artificial classification."— Saturday Review. " This is one of the best of Mr Pagc'si many good books. It is written in a flowing popular... | |
 | John Hill Burton - 1867 - 482 sider
...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... | |
 | George Carless Swayne, John Hanning Speke - 1868 - 402 sider
...are clear and vigorous in style, they never oppress the reader with A pednmii ih-.p]:u H)' Iriiniiim, nor overwhelm him with a pompous and superfluous terminology;...system and artificial classification."— .Saturday Review. " This is one of the best of M r Page's many good books. It la written in a flowing popular... | |
 | David Thomson - 1868 - 420 sider
...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 sider
...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."—... | |
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