 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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"... | |
 | 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''... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 700 pages
...through Sicily : " 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...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,... | |
 | C T. Watkins - 1810 - 1056 pages
...Ibniugh Sicily: " On the I Ml of August, 1(43,31 I stoud at my window, I was surprised with a moil wonderful delectable vision. The sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up and became, (or ten miles in lenslh.like a chain ol dark mountains; while the watcis near our Calabriaa coast grew... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 482 pages
...through.. Sicily : " On the 15th of August, 1643, as I stood at my window 1 was surprised with a most 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 the waters near our Calabrian coast grew... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 pages
...lowing terms : " 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...as one clear polished mirror, reclining against the aforesaid ridge. On this glass was depicted, in chfara ,curo, a string of several thousands of pilasters,... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 pages
...I stood at my window, I was surprised with a most wonderful, detectable vision. The sea that tvashw the Sicilian shore swelled up, and became, for ten...as one clear polished mirror, reclining against the aforesaid ridge. On this glass was depicted, in chiara sciiro, a string of several thousands of pilasters,... | |
 | Society for the Promotion of Useful Arts - 1816 - 604 pages
...through Sicily; " 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...coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared as morning, which, as the sun rose, gradually became more distinguishable, and at last, assumed the perfect... | |
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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... 
