Strombolo, and Volcano, with their smoking summits, appear under your feet; and you look down on the whole of Sicily as on a map; and can trace every river through all its windings, from its source to its mouth. The view is absolutely boundless on every... Curiosities of Human Nature - Page 33by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Adams - 1816 - 346 pages
...appear under your feet ; and you look down on the whole of Sicily as on a map, and can trace every liver through all its windings from its source to its mouth. The view is absolutely boundless on every side ; nor is there any one object within the circle of vision to interrupt it ; so that the sigbt is every... | |
| Patrick Brydone - 1817 - 552 pages
...immense tracts both of sea and land intervening ; the islands of Lipiiri, Panari, Alicudi, Strombolo, and Volcano, with their smoking summits, appear under...mouth. The view is absolutely boundless on every side ; nor is there any one object, within the circle of vision to interrupt it ; so that the sight is every... | |
| H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...Volcano, with their smoking summits, appear under your. feet; and you look down on the whole of Siciiy 'as on a map; and can trace every river through all...mouth. The view is absolutely boundless on every side; nor is there any one object wilhiil the circle of vision, to interrupt it ; so that the sight is every... | |
| Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...down on the whole of Sicily as on a map, and dan trace every river through all its windings, from Us source to its mouth. The -view is absolutely boundless on every side ; nor is there any one object within the circle of vision to interrupt it ; so that the sight is every... | |
| 1823 - 494 pages
...down on the whole of Sicily as on a map, and can trace every river through all its windings, from ils source to its mouth. The view is absolutely boundless on every side ; nor is there any onĀ«' object within the circle of vision to interrupt it ; so truit the sight is... | |
| 1824 - 514 pages
...Sun is seen rising from the ocean, immense tracks both of sea and land intervening ; various islands appear under your feet ; and you look down on the...mouth. The view is absolutely boundless on every side ; nor is there any one object within the circle of vision to interrupt it; so that the sight is every... | |
| Albert Picket - 1825 - 272 pages
...smoking summits, appear under your feet ; and you look down on the whole of Sicily as on a map; andean trace every river through all its windings, from its source to its mouth. 3. The v ew is absolutely boundless on every side ; nor ia there any one object, within the circle... | |
| 1826 - 696 pages
...appear under your feet ; and you look down on the %vholc of Sicily as on a map, and can trace ever)' river through all its windings, from its source to...mouth. The view is absolutely boundless on every side ; nor is there any one object within the circle of vision to interrupt it ; so that the sight is every... | |
| 1826 - 238 pages
...smoking summits, appear under your feet; and you look down on the whole of Sicily as on a map, andean trace every river, through all its windings, from its source to its mouth. 10. The circumference of the visible horizon on the top of <Etna cannot be less than 2000 miles. At... | |
| Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pages
...immense tracts both of sea and land intervening ; the islands of Lipari, Panari, Aliendi, Strombolo, and Volcano, with their smoking summits, appear under...mouth. The view is absolutely boundless on every side ; nor is there any one object within the circle of vision to interrupt it ; so that the sight is every... | |
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