"In the prosecution of these researches... extraneous fossils were no longer regarded merely as subjects of natural hi…"

"The following pages contain the result of my labours. They have been composed under circumstances particularly unfavo…"

"It appears that in the lapse of ages, the sea alternately encroaches on and retreats from the land, and the districts…"

"I had every reason to believe that my collection would be permanently established in Sussex, and serve as the foundat…"

"Although we may not be able to mark the precise boundary beyond which organic beings do not appear, it is certain tha…"

"Every artificial excavation—every well and cellar—every cut for a fort, common road, railway, or canal—every quarry—e…"

"A mere savage, ignorant and brutal, and the creature of appetite alone, can never rise from his degradation, until he…"

"Whether we speak of the cedar, the oak, the lichens, or the grasses, all equally derive their support from the elemen…"

"Our beautiful planet is indeed worthy of our study; it was once our cradle—it will soon be our grave: between the daw…"

"Upon fixing my residence at Lewes, I resolved to devote my leisure moments to the investigation of the "Organic remai…"