All the evidence, indeed, leads to the conviction that the epoch was one of long duration.
The interglacial stage, he says, must have been of long duration, and separated in Russia as in western Europe two distinct epochs of glaciation.
Germany, justify geologists in concluding that the interglacial epoch was one of long duration, and characterised in Germany by climatic conditions apparently not less temperate than those that now obtain.
After the death of Chaucer, in 1400, a dreary blank of long duration occurs in our annals.
The struggle that seemed arduous in the earlier part of this century between the classical and national schools of dramatic poetry in Spain, proved of no long duration.
But it may be asked whether the inverse proposition be equally true, that is, whether all the great eruptions of our Volcano were preceded by small fiery manifestations of long duration?
Happily these sects of Gnostics were not numerous, nor in general of long duration; and they were extremely divided among themselves; for a truly inventive fancy ever strikes out a path of enquiry for itself.
Called to Naples and Sicily by the Greeks, who demanded their aid against the Saracens, the Normans there founded for themselves a kingdom of long duration.
But as respected persons, this peace was not of long duration, as was but too soon apparent in the ill-treatment and imprisonment of the head of the church.
Over and over has the note of disagreeableness, or of putrefaction, been struck--long duration.
From the very conditions, indeed, upon which the Marquess of Rockingham consented to form the new ministry, and to place himself at the head, it was clear that his administration would not be of long duration.
The victory of the missionaries was not of long duration; the multitude of their enemies overbore the power of their few friends.
The resentment of the people against Cassius was not of long duration.
The change was less remarkable, because not of long duration; for the joyous commencement of that government became too licentious.
His enemies thought that, if he were not dead, at least they should hear no more of him; but their joy was not of long duration, and there could be no doubt that he was alive.
The thought that the austere Netherlander would not accept the tiara gave them some little consolation at first; but this hope was not of long duration.
But with a sensible man, this infidelity, if it be one, can not be of long duration.
Their possession was not of long duration, and that is the only complaint I have to make against nature.
But their inactivity was not of long duration; for before daylight on the morning of April 6, the lookout at the masthead of the "Alfred" sighted a large ship, bearing down upon the American squadron.
This equality was not of long duration, however; for an action soon followed which set all America wild with exultation.
The struggle was not now of long duration; for Capt.
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