Nose, with a solitary eagle wheeling about it; while beyond, mountain succeeded to mountain, until they seemed to lock their arms together, and confine this mighty river in their embraces. There was a feeling of quiet luxury in gazing at the broad, green... English country gentlemen - Page 191by Washington Irving - 1835Full view - About this book
| John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...river in their embraces. There was a feeling of quiet luxury in gazing at the broad, green bosoms, Sere and there, scooped out among the precipices; or at...bluff, and their foliage all transparent in the yellow sun25 shine. In the midst of his admiration, Dolph remarked a pile of bright snowy clouds, peering... | |
| Washington Irving - American literature - 1851 - 524 pages
...their arms together, and confine this mighty river in their embraces. There was a feeling of quitt luxury in gazing at the broad, green bosoms here and...the midst of his admiration, Dolph remarked a pile oi bright, snowy clouds peering above the western heights. It was succeeded by another, and another,... | |
| Salem Town - Readers - 1855 - 492 pages
...away into the deep, summer sky. To the right, strutted forth the bold promontory of Antony's Nose,c with a solitary eagle wheeling about it; while beyond,...their foliage all transparent in the yellow sunshine. 3. In the midst of my admiration, I remarked a pile of bright, snowy clouds, peering above the western... | |
| American prose literature - 1855 - 506 pages
...here and there s4»ofCOMMON-PLACE BOOK OK PROSE. •d out among the precipices ; or at woodlands bigh In air, nodding over the edge of some beetling bluff,...their foliage all transparent in the yellow sunshine. ID the midst of his admiration, Dolph remarked a pile of bright, snowy clouds peering above the western... | |
| Salem Town - 1857 - 524 pages
...away into the deep, summer sky. To the right, strutted forth the bold promontory of Antony's Nose,J with a solitary eagle wheeling about it ; while beyond,...their foliage all transparent in the yellow sunshine. 3. In the midst of my admiration, I remarked a pile of bright, snowy clouds, peering above the western... | |
| Thomas Nisbet - 1859 - 326 pages
...spray," the two men sat gazing in silent wonder and admiration on the variegated scenery around them. There was a feeling of quiet luxury in gazing at the...out among the precipices, or at woodlands high in the air, nodding over the edge of some beetling o ! uflti, and their foliage all transparent in the... | |
| Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - English language - 1864 - 516 pages
...away into the deep, summer sky. To the right, strutted forth the bold promontory of Antony's Nose, J with a solitary eagle wheeling about it ; while beyond,...their foliage all transparent in the yellow sunshine. 3. In the midst of my admiration, I remarked a pile of bright, snowy clouds, peering above the western... | |
| Joseph Wadsworth Keene - Elocution - 1879 - 256 pages
...river in their embraces. There was a feeling of quiet luxury in gazing at the broad, green Tbosoms, here and there scooped out among the precipices, or...transparent in the yellow sunshine. In the midst of my admiration I remarked a pile of bright, snowy clouds, peering above the western heights. It was... | |
| Washington Irving - 1887 - 952 pages
...river in their embraces. There was a feeling of quiet luxury in gazing at the broad, green bosoms hero and there scooped out among the precipices ; or at...remarked a pile of bright, snowy clouds peering above the -.restern heights. It was succeeded by another, and another, each seemingly pushing onwards its predecessor,... | |
| Emma J. Todd, W. B. Powell - 1890 - 522 pages
...the left, the Dunderberg reared its woody precipices, height over height, forest over forest, away in the deep summer sky. To the right, strutted forth...transparent in the yellow sunshine. In the midst of my admiration I remarked a pile of bright, snowy clouds, peering above the western heights. It was... | |
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