Mountains are islands on the land; and their inhabitants have yielded to those produced within the larger areas of the north, just in the same way as the inhabitants of real islands have everywhere yielded and are still yielding to continental forms naturalised through man's agency.
Mendiak lehorreko irlak dira, eta haietako biztanleek amore eman dute iparreko herrialde handiagoetan sorturikoen aurrean, hain zuzen ere benetako irletako biztanleek gizakiaren lanez bertakoturiko forma kontinentalen aurrean, alde guztietan amore eman duten eta amore ematen ari diren bezalaxe.