Our planet, its past and future; or, Lectures on geology . )ical tejis, two or tliiee species still exist. G. :n of England has embodied this fact in beauti-ful vcuse, which 1 have taken the liberty to change»:lightly:--. LECTURF<:S ON OEOLOGY. 185 ?* The nautihis and the ammonite Were launched in stona and strife;Each sent to (loat, in its tiny boat,On the wide, wild sea of lile. And each could swim on the oceans brim. And anon its sails could furl,iiiid sink to sleep in the great sea deep, In a palace all of pearl. And theirs was a bliss more fair than this That we feel in our
Our planet, its past and future; or, Lectures on geology . )ical tejis, two or tliiee species still exist. G. :n of England has embodied this fact in beauti-ful vcuse, which 1 have taken the liberty to change»:lightly:--. LECTURF<:S ON OEOLOGY. 185 ?* The nautihis and the ammonite Were launched in stona and strife;Each sent to (loat, in its tiny boat,On the wide, wild sea of lile. And each could swim on the oceans brim. And anon its sails could furl,iiiid sink to sleep in the great sea deep, In a palace all of pearl. And theirs was a bliss more fair than this That we feel in our colder time;For they were rife in a tropic life, In a brighter, happier clime. Thev swam mid isles whose summer smiles No wintry winds annoy;vVhose groves were palm, whose air was balm. Where life was only joy. They roamed all day through creek and bay, And traversed the ocean deep;Ld at night they sank on a coral bank. In its iairy bowers to sleep. And the monsters vast of ages past They beheld in their ocean caves:rhey saw them ride in their power and pride, And sink in their billowy graves. Thus hand in hand, from strand to strand, They sailed in mirth and glee, —Tliose fairy shells, with their crystal cells, Twin-d
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