 | Francis Grose - Great Britain - 1784
...number of vaults, he came into a long narrow place ; which, the farther he penetrated, he perceived he went more and more on. a descent; till having travelled,...which, though it seemed to come from a vast distance, yet was the most delightful sight he had ever beheld in his life. Having at length come to the end... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1802
...number of vaults, he came into a long, narrow place, which, the further he penetrated, he perceived ke went more and more on a descent : till having travelled,...see a little gleam of light, which, though it seemed Isle of St. Michael is joined by a, high breast-work, of about 100 yards in length. The Iile contains... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1802
...went more and more on a descent ; till having travelled, as near as he could guess, for the space ef a mile, he began to see a little gleam of light, which, though it teemed Isle of St. Michael is joined by a, high breast-work, of about 100 yards in length. The Isle... | |
 | 1811
...number of vaults, he came into a long narrow place ; which, the farther he penetrated, he perceived he went more and more on a descent : till having travelled,...Having at length arrived at the end of that lane of darkness, he perceived a very large and magnificent house, illuminated with many candles, from whence... | |
 | George Woods - Isle of Man - 1811 - 365 pages
...on a descent: till having travelled, as near as he could guess, for the space of a mile, he be. gan to see a little gleam of light, which, though it seemed...Having at length arrived at the end of that lane of darkness, he perceived a very large and magnificent house, illuminated with many candles, whence proceeded... | |
 | George Stanley Faber - Religion - 1816
...number of vaults, he came into a long narrow place; which, the farther he penetrated, he perceived he went more and more on a descent: till, having travelled...which, though it seemed to come from a vast distance, yet was the most delightful sight he had ever beheld in his life. Having at length come to the end... | |
 | Miscellaneous extracts - 1839
...number of vaults, he came into a long narrow place; which, the farther he penetrated, he perceived he went more and more on a descent; till having travelled,...which, though it seemed to come from a vast distance, yet was the most delightful sight he had ever beheld in his life. Having at length come to the end... | |
 | Joseph Train - Isle of Man - 1845
...descent : till having travelled, as near as he could guess, for the space of a mile, he began to see a gleam of light, which, though it seemed to come from...Having at length arrived at the end of that lane of darkness, he perceived a large and magnificent house, illuminated with many candles, whence proceeded... | |
 | John Brand, Henry Ellis - Christian antiquities - 1849
...descent ; till having travelled, as near as he could guess, for the space of a mile, he began to see a gleam of light, which, though it seemed to come from...Having at length arrived at the end of that lane of darkness, he perceived a large and magnificent house, illuminated with many candles, whence proceeded... | |
 | John Brand - 1855
...descent; till having travelled, as near as he could guess, for the space of a mile, he began to see a gleam of light, which, though it seemed to come from...Having at length arrived at the end of that lane of darkness, he perceived a large and magnificent house, illuminated with many candles, whence proceeded... | |
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That after having passed through a great number of vaults, he came into a long narrow place ; which, the farther he penetrated, he perceived he went more and more on a descent : till having travelled, as near as he could guess, for the space of a mile,... 
