In fact, eruptions are not unfrequently accompanied by earthquakes; and an island of the nature of Lincoln Island, formed of substances so varied, basalt on one side, granite on the other, lava on the north, rich soil on the south, substances which consequently could not be firmly attached to each other, would be exposed to the risk of disintegration.
No es raro que las erupciones vayan acompañadas de temblores de tierra y una isla de la naturaleza de la Lincoln, formada de materias tan diversas, basaltos a un lado, granitos al otro, lavas al norte, tierra vegetal al mediodía, materias que, por consiguiente, no podían estar sólidamente ligadas entre sí, habrían corrido el riesgo de despedazarse.