 | John Purdy - 1826 - 402 pages
...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...waters near our Calabrian coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared as one clear polished mirror, reclining against the ridge. On this glass... | |
 | 1826 - 628 pages
...window, I ,was surprised with a most wonderful, delectable vision. The sea that washes the Sicilian shor^ swelled up, and became, for ten miles in length, like...waters near our Calabrian coast grew quite smooth, and appeared as one clear polished mirror, reclining against the aforesaid ridge. On this glass was... | |
 | 1826 - 488 pages
...wonderful and delectable vision. The sea which washes the Sicilian shore swelled up, and became, for twelve miles in length, like a chain of dark mountains ; while the waters near our Calabrian shore grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared as one polished mirror, reclining against the aforesaid... | |
 | Richard Duppa - 1829 - 560 pages
...August 15, 1643. " As I stood at my window I was surprised with a most extraordinary and delectable vision. The sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled...waters near our Calabrian coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared as one clear polished mirror, reclining against them. On this glass was... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 462 pages
...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...became, for ten miles in length, like a chain of dark mountain; ; while the waters near our Calabrian coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 792 pages
...the 15th of Aujust, 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 m length, like a chain of dark mountains ; while the waters near our Calabrian coast grew quite smooth,... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 736 pages
...described by Father Angelucci : " On the 15th of August, as I stood at my window, I was surprised with a 1 wonderful vision. The sea that washes the Sicilian...as one clear polished mirror, reclining against the ridge. On this glass was depicted, in chiaroscuro, a string of several thousand pilasters, all equal... | |
 | Selina Martin - 1832 - 242 pages
...15th of August, 1643, as I stood at my window, I was surprised with a most wonderful and delectable vision. The sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled...waters near our Calabrian coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared as one clear polished mirror, reclining against the aforesaid ridge. " On... | |
 | James Bell - 1832 - 762 pages
...mites. But sometime! it coma in a second or two, which assures us that the explosión is very near us. wonderful vision. The sea that washes the Sicilian shore, swelled up, and became, for ten mile« in length, like a chain of dark mountains ; while the waters near our Calabrian coast grew quite... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans, Reginald Heber - 1833 - 526 pages
...stood at my window, with a most wonderful •pKtacle : the sea that washes the Sicilian shore «wtUed up, and became, for ten miles in length, like a chain...waters near our Calabrian coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared like one clear polished mirror. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro scuro,... | |
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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... 
