A few birches and oaks still feathered the narrow ravines, or occupied in dwarf clusters the hollow plains of the moor.

Future studies could evaluate the posterior lens pole movement during accommodation in phakic vitrectomized eyes of children or young adults (i.e., nonpresbyopic individuals) to clarify the role of vitreous in accommodation.

Man is no star, but a quick coal / Of mortal fire.

The Aghlabid state comprised the area to which the wilaya of Ifriqiya had been reduced after 761, namely Tunisia, eastern Algeria, and Tripolitania.