One naturally asks, what was the use of this great engine set at work …

Louis Agassiz
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One naturally asks, what was the use of this great engine set at work ages ago to grind, furrow, and knead over, as it were, the surface of the earth? We have our answer in the fertile soil which spreads over the temperate regions of the globe. The glacier was God's great plough. ✨ Louis Agassiz (1876). Geological Sketches
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