The lake is so deep that these masses : as they are torn from the precipice, are concealed beneath its waters until they are reduced to sand. The action of the waves has undermined every projecting point; and there, the immense precipice rests upon arches,... Escalala: An American Tale - Σελίδα 104των Samuel Bellamy Beach - 1824 - 109 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
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...projecting point; and there, the immense precipice rests upon arches, and the foundation is intersected by caverns extending in every direction. When we passed...mighty fabric of nature, the wind was still and the lakes calm. But even the slight motion of the waves, which in the most profound calm agitates these... | |
| 1832 - 548 σελίδες
...point; and there the immense precipice rests upon arches, and the foundation is intersected with caverns in every direction. When we passed this mighty fabric of nature, the wind was still and the lake was calm. But even the slightest motion of the waves, which in the most profound calm agitates these... | |
| Association for the Improvement of Juvenile Books - 1841 - 250 σελίδες
...rests upon arches, and the foundation is intersected by caverns, extending in every direction. When we this mighty fabric of nature, the wind was still, and the lake calm. But even the slightest motion of the waves, which in the most profound calm agitates these internal seas, swept... | |
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