 New and strange things seldom fail to make strong impressions, and are therefore frequently overrated ; so that lest I should never again see my friends in England to inform them verbally of this most beautiful and immensely grand tree, I shall here state...  Magazine of Zoology and Botany - Página 573editado por - 1837Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | California. State Board of Forestry - 1886 - 788 páginas
...sententiously, " seldom fail to make strong impressions, and are, therefore, often faulty or overrated; so, lest I should never again see my friends in England,...to inform them verbally of this most beautiful and grand tree, I shall here state the dimensions of the largest found among several that had been felled... | |
 | California. State Board of Forestry - 1888 - 256 páginas
...sententiously, " seldom fail to make strong impressions, and are, therefore, often faulty or overrated; so, lest I should never again see my friends in England,...to inform them verbally of this most beautiful and grand tree, I shall here state the dimensions of the largest found among several that had been felled... | |
 | California. State Board of Forestry - 1888 - 238 páginas
...sententiously, " seldom fail to make strong impressions, and are, therefore, often faulty or overrated; so, lest I should never again see my friends in England,...to inform them verbally of this most beautiful and grand tree, I shall here state the dimensions of the largest found among several that had been felled... | |
 | Asa Gray - 1889 - 520 páginas
...mid-day I reached my long-wished-for Pines, and lost no time in examining them, and endeavoring'to collect specimens and seeds. New and strange things...tree, I shall here state the dimensions of the largest 1 could find among several that had been blown down by the wind. At three feet from the ground, its... | |
 | John Muir - 1894 - 406 páginas
...fail to make strong impressions, and are therefore frequently over-rated; so that, lest I should never see my friends in England to inform them verbally...among several that had been blown down by the wind. At 3 feet from the ground its circumference is 57 feet 9 inches ; at 134 feet, 17 feet 5 inches ; the... | |
 | Oregon Historical Society - 1905 - 496 páginas
...tree which I wanted to obtain, and drew his attention to it, when he instantly pointed with his hand to the hills fifteen or twenty miles distant towards...tree, I shall here state the dimensions of the largest that I could find among several that had been blown down by the wind. At three feet from the ground... | |
 | John Muir - 1913 - 454 páginas
...fail to make strong impressions, and are therefore frequently over-rated; so that, lest I should never see my friends in England to inform them verbally of this most beautiful and immensety grand tree, I shall here state the dimensions of the largest I could find among several that... | |
 | F. C. S. Sanders - 1916 - 340 páginas
...fail to make strong impressions, and are therefore frequently over-rated, so that, lest I should never see my friends in England to inform them verbally...among several that had been blown down by the wind. At 8 feet from the ground its circumference is 57 feet 9 inches; at 134 feet, 17 feet 5 inches; the extreme... | |
 | John Muir - 1917 - 354 páginas
...fail to make strong impressions, and are therefore frequently over-rated; so that, lest I should never see my friends in England to inform them verbally...among several that had been blown down by the wind. At 3 feet from the ground its circumference is 57 feet 9 inches; at 134 feet, 17 feet 5 inches; the extreme... | |
 | Arthur R. Kruckeberg - 1991 - 506 páginas
...guide was able to lead him to a stand of the much-coveted sugar pine. Of this encounter Douglas writes: At midday I reached my long-wished-for pines, and...tree, I shall here state the dimensions of the largest that I could find among several that had blown down by the wind. (1904:89) After noting the record... | |
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