 | 1817 - 612 pages
...by the cleaving of the coal, whose thickness and solidity must have kept it before from all air. The hollow in which it lay was split or cloven in two...visible water. It was nearly the size of a common tea. ваоссг; and the reptile was about nine inches long, of a darkish ashy color, and a little speckled.... | |
 | 1817 - 552 pages
...cleaving of thecoaj, whose thk-kncss and solidity must have kept it before from all air. The holluwin which it lay was split or cloven in two by means of...moist at the bottom, but had no visible water. It »vas nearly the size of a common tea-saucer; and the reptile was about nine nchfs long, of a darkish... | |
 | 1817 - 708 pages
...not live longer than ten minutes on being exposed to the air. The hollow in which it lay was split in two by means of an iron wedge, and was rather moist...visible water. It was nearly the size of a common tea-saucer ; and the reptile was about nine inches long, of a darkish ashy colour, and a little speckled.... | |
 | 1817 - 548 pages
...the cleaving of the coal, whose thickness and solidity iniiM have kept it before from all air. The hollow in which it lay was split or cloven in- two...iron wedge; and was rather moist at the bottom, but luid no visible water. It »vas nearly thesize of a common tea-saucer; and the reptile was about nine... | |
 | 1817 - 694 pages
...minutes on In in;: exposed to the air. The hollow in which it чау was split in two by means of an htm wedge, and was rather moist at the bottom, but had...visible water. It was nearly the size of a common tea-saucer ; acá the reptile was about nine inches long, of a darkish ashy colour, and a little speckled.... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1817 - 492 pages
...solidity of the .coal must have kept it entirely from the air. The hollow place in which it lay was split by means of an iron wedge, and was rather moist at the bottom, but •without water. The cell was about the size of a common tea-saucer, and the - snake was about nine... | |
 | 1825 - 970 pages
...by cleaving of the coal, whose thickness and solidity must have excluded it before from all air. The hollow In which it lay was split or cloven in two,...bottom, but had no visible water. It was nearly the site of a common tea-saucer ; and the reptile was about nine inches long, of a darkish ashy colour,... | |
 | 1825 - 726 pages
...by cleaving of the coal, whose thickness and solidity must have excluded it before from all air. The hollow in which it lay was split or cloven in two, by means of on iron wedge, and was rather moist at the bottom, but hod no visible water. It was nearly the size... | |
 | 1817 - 698 pages
...not live longer than ten minutes on being exposed to the air. The hollow in which it lay was split in two by means of an iron wedge, and was rather moist...bottom, but had no visible water. It was nearly the si/e of a common tea-saucer ; and the reptile was about nine inches long, of a. darkish ashy colour,... | |
 | 1817 - 564 pages
...by the cleaving of the coal, whose thickness and solidity must have kept it before from all air. The hollow in which it lay was split or cloven in two...of a common tea. saucer; and the reptile was about nine inches long, of a darkish ashy color, and a little speckled. After it was dead it was thrown aside... | |
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... it before from all air. The hollow in which it lay was split or cloven in two by means of an iron wedge ; and was rather moist at the bottom, but had no visible water. It was nearly the size of a common tea-saucer; and the reptile was about nine inches... 