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" On the 15th of August, 1643, as I stood at my window, I was surprised with a most wonderful, delectable vision. The sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up, and became, for ten miles in length, like a chain of dark mountains ; while the waters near... "
The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science - Page 475
by Edward Polehampton - 1815
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Annual Register, Volume 27

Edmund Burke - 1787 - 608 pages
...furprifed with a moft won" derful, deleftable vifion. The " fea that wames the Sicilian more " fwelled up, and became, for ten " miles in length, like a chain of " dark mountains ; while the wa" ters near our Calabrian coaft " grew quite fmooth, and .in an inftant appeared as one clear poliihed...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volume 7, Part 1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 446 pages
...was furprifed with a moil wonderful delectable vifion. The fea that wafhes the Sicilian fhore fwelled up, and became, for ten miles in length, like a chain...dark mountains; while the waters near our Calabrian coaft grew quite fmooth, and in an inftant appeared as one clear poliihcd mirror, reclining againft...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 27

1800 - 600 pages
...wa>- furpdfrd with a mon wonderful, ddetlable vifion. The fea that wafbes the Sicilian (bore fwelled up, and became, for ten miles in length, like a chain of " dark mountains ; while the wa" ters near our Calabrian coaft " grew quite fmooth, and in an " inftant appeared asoné clear po''...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 27

1800 - 598 pages
...with a moil won" derftil, deleitable vifion. The " fea that wafhes the Sicilian (höre " 1 we) led up, and became, for ten " miles in length, like a chain of " dark mountains ; while the wa" ters near our Calabrian coaíl " grew quite fmooth, and in an " inftant appeared as one clear po"...
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The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 3

William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 pages
...I stood at my window I was surprised with a most wonderful delectable vision ; the sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up, and became for ten...near our Calabrian coast grew quite smooth, and in an instaiit appeared as one clear polished mirror reclining against the. ridge. On this glass was depicted,...
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The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3

William Nicholson - 1809 - 752 pages
...wonderful delectable vision ; the sea that washes the Sicilian ibore swelled up, and became for ten mile* in length like a chain of dark mountains ; while the...as one clear polished mirror reclining against the ridge. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro-scuro, a string of several thousand of pilasters, all...
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A pocket encyclopædia, or library of general knowledge, Volumes 1-4

Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 474 pages
...I stood at my window 1 was surprised with a must wonderful delectable vision ; the sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up, and became for ten...as one clear polished mirror reclining against the ridge. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro-obscuro, u string of several thousand of pilastres, all...
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Pocket Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 2

Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 482 pages
...wonderful delectable vision ; the sea that washes* the Sicilian shore swelled up, and became for tea' miles in length like a chain of dark mountains ; while...as one' clear polished mirror reclining against the ridge. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro- obscure, a string of several thousand of pilastres, all...
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Pocket Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 1

Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 962 pages
...wonderful delectable vision ; the sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up, and became for tenmiles in length like a chain of dark mountains ; while the...as one' clear polished mirror reclining against the ridge. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro-obseuro, a string of several thousand of pilastrcs, all...
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Gallery of Nature and Art, Or a Tour Through Creation and Science ..., Volume 4

Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 pages
...I stood at my window, I was surprised with a most wonderful, delectable vision. The sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up, and became, for ten...the aforesaid ridge. On this glass was depicted, in chfara ,curo, a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, air! dogree...
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