| Author: | Jacob Abbott | ISBN: | 1230000259384 |
| Publisher: | Serapis | Publication: | August 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jacob Abbott |
| ISBN: | 1230000259384 |
| Publisher: | Serapis |
| Publication: | August 10, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Now it was on this flat plain, between the uplands of the two rivers and the sea, that the cradle of mankind was first rocked, and that the infant human race first opened its eyes and began to see what a wonderful place this world might be. Later, the uplands lying further up the rivers became important also, and, indeed, I shall have more to tell you about them than about the plain; but it was the plain that first became important.
Now it was on this flat plain, between the uplands of the two rivers and the sea, that the cradle of mankind was first rocked, and that the infant human race first opened its eyes and began to see what a wonderful place this world might be. Later, the uplands lying further up the rivers became important also, and, indeed, I shall have more to tell you about them than about the plain; but it was the plain that first became important.
