The Hundred Wonders of the World: And of the Three Kingdoms of Nature, Described According to the Latest and Best Authorities |
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... of these pa- ges . They are here drawn into light , and exhibited at a single view , present- ing whatever is most striking in the cre- ation , and whatever the genius and in- dustry of man have been able to effect , in.
... of these pa- ges . They are here drawn into light , and exhibited at a single view , present- ing whatever is most striking in the cre- ation , and whatever the genius and in- dustry of man have been able to effect , in.
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... present neither smoke nor ashes issue from it . When it was ascended by Don George Juan and Don Antonio de Ulloa , for the purpose of their astronomical observations , they found the cold on the top of this moun- tain extremely intense ...
... present neither smoke nor ashes issue from it . When it was ascended by Don George Juan and Don Antonio de Ulloa , for the purpose of their astronomical observations , they found the cold on the top of this moun- tain extremely intense ...
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... presents , is the immense mass of its own colossal body . Its upper region exhibits rough and craggy cliffs , rising perpendicularly , fearful to the view , and surrounded by an assemblage of fugitive clouds , to increase the wild ...
... presents , is the immense mass of its own colossal body . Its upper region exhibits rough and craggy cliffs , rising perpendicularly , fearful to the view , and surrounded by an assemblage of fugitive clouds , to increase the wild ...
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... present the most afflicting results of frequent eruptions , the finest part of the territory being covered by torrents of melted stone , sand , ashes , and other volcanic matter ; notwithstanding which , between the sinuosities of the ...
... present the most afflicting results of frequent eruptions , the finest part of the territory being covered by torrents of melted stone , sand , ashes , and other volcanic matter ; notwithstanding which , between the sinuosities of the ...
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... presents no danger ; but the air possesses so high a degree of rarity , that the strength is speedily ex- hausted , and on approaching the summit it was found ne- cessary to stop at every fifteen or sixteen paces to take breath . At ...
... presents no danger ; but the air possesses so high a degree of rarity , that the strength is speedily ex- hausted , and on approaching the summit it was found ne- cessary to stop at every fifteen or sixteen paces to take breath . At ...
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animal appearance arch ascending banks basaltic beautiful beneath bolides bottom breadth Calabria called cataract cave cavern clouds coast colour columns considerable course covered crater degrees depth descending distance dreadful earth earthquake elevated eruption extent extremity fall fifty fire flame flows fossil four Giant's Causeway greater GROTTA DEL CANE grotto ground Guacharo half height Herculaneum hills hundred feet inhabitants island lake lake Agnano land lava length light mass mephitis miles mineral mines motion mountain mouth nature navigable nearly noise observed ocean passage perpendicular Peru petrifactions phenomena pillars Pompeii pounds sterling precipice quantity remains resembling rise river rock rock-salt ruins salt sand Santorini seen shock side situated smoke snow spot spring stalactites stones stratum stream substance subterraneous summit surface thick thirty thousand tion trees twenty vapour vast violent volcano walls whole wind yards
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Page 361 - O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream My great example, as it is my theme! Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull, Strong without rage, without o'er-flowing full.
Page 258 - ... with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us; and small quantities of sand, did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds...
Page 332 - Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing water ; scarce she dares attempt The sea-like Plata ; to whose dread expanse, Continuous depth, and wondrous length of course, Our floods are rills.
Page 322 - I, who had ambition not only to go farther than any one had been before, but as far as it was possible for man to go...
Page 440 - Plac'd far amid the melancholy main, (Whether it be lone fancy him beguiles ; Or that aerial beings sometimes deign To stand embodied, to our senses plain) Sees on the naked hill, or valley low, The whilst in ocean Phcebus dips his wain., " A vast assembly moving to and fro ; Then all at once in air dissolves the wondrous show.
Page 574 - There is nothing in the Holy Land finer than the view of Napolose, from the heights around it. As the traveller descends towards it from the hills, it appears luxuriantly embosomed in the most delightful and fragrant bowers ; half concealed by rich gardens, and by stately trees collected into groves, all around the bold and beautiful valley in which it stands.
Page 361 - Thames ! the most lov'd of all the Ocean's sons By his old sire, to his embraces runs, Hasting to pay his tribute to the sea, Like mortal life to meet eternity ; Though with those streams he no resemblance hold, Whose foam is amber, and their gravel gold : His genuine and less guilty wealth to' explore, Search not his bottom, but survey his shore, O'er which he kindly spreads his spacious wing, And hatches plenty for th...
Page 502 - Who bid the stork, Columbus-like, explore Heavens not his own, and worlds unknown before? Who calls the council, states the certain day ? Who forms the phalanx, and who points the way ? III.
Page 312 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
Page 522 - In winter the Gymnosophists enjoy the benefit of the sun's rays in the open air ; and in summer, when the heat becomes excessive, they pass their time in cool and moist places, under large trees ; which, according to the accounts of Nearchus, cover a circumference of five acres, and extend their branches so far, that ten thousand men may easily find shelter under them.