natesbetween tropical heat and almost Siberian cold. On the otherhand, stones equally old would appear as if laid but yesterday, hadnot time lent them a subdued tint which the rays of the settingsun transform into the richest gold. It would be most misleading,therefore, to try and fix the age of… … Fig. mi.—Ancient Quarries near Jerusalem. De Vogué, Le Temple, those generally seen in our quarries ; but it should be noticed thatnot two are exactly alike. Numbers were placed against thestratum ; but as the bed from which they were extracted was verydeep, their horizontal tables were found too…
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