The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, EsqB. Tauchnitz, 1843 - 361 pages |
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... wild fertility ; her tremendous cataracts , thundering in their solitudes ; her boundless plains , waving with spontaneous verdure ; her broad deep rivers , rolling in solemn silence to the ocean ; her trackless forests , where ...
... wild fertility ; her tremendous cataracts , thundering in their solitudes ; her boundless plains , waving with spontaneous verdure ; her broad deep rivers , rolling in solemn silence to the ocean ; her trackless forests , where ...
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Washington Irving. the very foundations of the earth ; and of those wild phantasms that swell the tales of fishermen and sailors . Sometimes a distant sail , gliding along the edge of the ocean , would be another theme of idle ...
Washington Irving. the very foundations of the earth ; and of those wild phantasms that swell the tales of fishermen and sailors . Sometimes a distant sail , gliding along the edge of the ocean , would be another theme of idle ...
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... wild and threatening , and gave indications of one of those sudden storms that will sometimes break in upon the serenity of a summer voyage . As we sat round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly ...
... wild and threatening , and gave indications of one of those sudden storms that will sometimes break in upon the serenity of a summer voyage . As we sat round the dull light of a lamp in the cabin , that made the gloom more ghastly ...
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... wild waste of waters , and were echoed and prolonged by the mountain waves . As I saw the ship staggering and plunging among these roaring caverns , it seemed miraculous that she regained her balance , or preserved her buoyancy . Her ...
... wild waste of waters , and were echoed and prolonged by the mountain waves . As I saw the ship staggering and plunging among these roaring caverns , it seemed miraculous that she regained her balance , or preserved her buoyancy . Her ...
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... wild vine had overrun one end with a profusion of foliage : a few trees threw their branches gracefully over it ; and I observed several pots of flowers taste- fully disposed about the door , and on the grass - plot in front . A small ...
... wild vine had overrun one end with a profusion of foliage : a few trees threw their branches gracefully over it ; and I observed several pots of flowers taste- fully disposed about the door , and on the grass - plot in front . A small ...
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