 | Edmund Burke - 1787 - 608 σελίδες
...and s ihade. In a moment they loft half their height, and bent into arcades, like Roman aquedudls. A long cornice was next formed on the top, and above it rofe caftles innumerable, all perfectly alike. Thefe foon fplit into towers, which were fhortly ^fter... | |
 | 1788 - 694 σελίδες
...light and (hade. In a moment they loft half their height, and bent into arcades, like Roman aqucdu&s. A long cornice was next formed on the top, and above it rofe caftles innumerable, all perfe&ly alike. Thefe foon fplit intw towers, which were fliortly after... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 446 σελίδες
...of pilaftres, all equal in altitude, diftance, and degree of light and ihade. In a moment they loft half their height, and bent into arcades, like Roman...long cornice was next formed on the top, and above it roieJcaiUes innumerable, all perfectly alike. Thefe foon fplit into towers, which were ihortly after... | |
 | 1800 - 598 σελίδες
...pilaflers, all equal in altitude, < diftance, and degree of light and ' made. In a moment they loll ' half their height, and bent into ' arcades, like Roman aqueducts. ' A long cornilh was next formed ' on the top, and above it role cailles innumerable, all perfeâ' ly alike.... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 σελίδες
...equal in altitude, distance, air! dogree of light and shade. In a moment they lust half their lHM .' i, and bent into arcades, like Roman aqueducts. A long...the top, and above it rose castles innumerable, all per. 'fectly alike. These soon split into towers, which were shortly after lost in colonnades, then... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 σελίδες
...aqueducts. A long cornice was next formed on the top, and above it rose castles innumerable, all per. fectly alike. These soon split into towers, which were shortly after lost in colonnades, then windows, aud at last ended in pities, cypresses, and other trees, even and similar. This was the Fata Morgana,... | |
 | 1824 - 984 σελίδες
...with the addition of a range of more than a thousand giant pilasters, equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade. In a moment they lost half their height, and bent into arcades, like those of a Roman aqueduct. A long cornice was then formed on the top, and above it rose innumerable... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 σελίδες
...* li,nr-i:.<nti-n. a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade. In a moment they lost half...which were shortly after lost in colonnades, then in windows, and at last ended in pines, cypresses, asd other trees, even and similar. This was the... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1823 - 408 σελίδες
...light and shade. In a moment they lost their height, and bent into arcades, like Roman aqueducts; and a long cornice was next formed on the top, and above...it rose castles innumerable, all perfectly alike. They soon split into towers, which were shortly after lost in colonnades, then windows, and at last... | |
 | 1824 - 492 σελίδες
...all equal in altitude, distance, and degree, of light and shade. In a moment, they lost their height, bent into arcades, like Roman aqueducts. A long cornice...it rose castles innumerable, all perfectly alike; they soon split into towers, which were shortly after lost in colonades, then windows, and at last... | |
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On this glass was depicted, in chiaroscuro, a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade. In a moment they lost half their height, and bent into arcades .like Roman aqueducts. A long cornice... 
