... from accumulation ; a scenery to give ideas of the breaking up of a world. Other precipices soon hid it again ; but Bassenthwaite continued to spread immediately below us, till we turned into the heart of Skiddaw, and were inclosed by its steeps. The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Page 54by John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1802Full view - About this book
| 1795 - 718 pages
...by new ranges of dark mountains, no longer individually great, but fo from accumulation ; a fcenery to give ideas of the breaking up of a world. Other precipices foon hid it again, but Baffenthwaite continued to fpread immediately below us, till we turn d into... | |
| 1795 - 614 pages
...breaking up of a world. Other precipices foon hid ft again, but Baffenthwaite continued to fpre;id immediately below us, till we turned into the heart of Skiddaw, and were enclofed by its lieeps. We hud now loft ail track even of the flocks, that were fcattered over thefe... | |
| Ann Radcliffe - 1795 - 522 pages
...by new ranges of dark mountains, no longer individually great, but fo from accumulation ; a fcenery to give ideas of the breaking up Of a world.. Other precipices foon hid it again, but Baflenthwaite continued to fpiead immediately below us, till we turned into... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1802 - 654 pages
...for the ascent is here in ati acutely zigzag direction. " At length, as we ascended, Derwent-water dwindled on the eye to the smallness of a pond, while...the guide conducted us by many curvings among the heathy hills and hollows of the mountains. An opening to the south, at length, showed the whole plan... | |
| George Alexander Cooke - 1802 - 316 pages
...new ranges of dark mountains, no longer individually great, but sublime from accumulation ; ascenery to give ideas of the breaking up of a world. Other...tremendous wilds; and the guide conducted us by many cilrvings among the heatby hills and hollows of the mountains. An opening to the south at length shewed... | |
| Thomas West - 1821 - 346 pages
...its amphitheatre was increased by new ranges of dark mountains, no longer individually great, but so from accumulation — a scenery to give ideas of the breaking up of a world. Others precipices soon hid it again ; but Bassenthwaite continued to spread immediately below us, till... | |
| 1855 - 970 pages
...Derwentwater dwindles on the eye to the smallness of a pond, while the grandeur of its amphitheatre is increased by new ranges of dark mountains, no longer...the breaking up of a world. Other precipices soon hide it again ; but Bassenthwaite continues to spread immediately below, till the way turns into the... | |
| Ann Ward Radcliffe - 518 pages
...by new ranges of dark mountains, no longer individually great, but fo from accumulation ; a fcenery to give ideas of the breaking up of a world. Other precipices foon hid it again, but Baflenthwaite continued to fpread immediately below us, till we turned into... | |
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