 | William T. Jeans - 1887 - 356 pages
...me than that I enjoyed the wildness ; but as I bent in the shelter of his large frame, he said : ' I should like to see you attempting to describe all this.' He rightly thought it indescribable." Their egress was nearly as adventurous as their entrance. They had another struggle with the torrent... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1897 - 448 pages
...I enjoyed the wildness of the scene ; hut as I bent in the shelter of his large frame he said, ' I should like to see you attempting to describe all...limestone, and through some curious openings formed by the felling together of the summits of the rocks. At length we found ourselves beside our enemy of the... | |
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He rightly thought it indescribable. The name of this gallant fellow was Thomas Conroy. We returned, clambering at intervals up and down, so as to catch glimpses of the most impressive portions of the cataract. We passed under ledges formed by tabular... 
