 | 1866 - 848 pages
...valley between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slop0 I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of...far beneath the grand expanse of water ; a boundless seahorizon on the south and south-west glittering in the noonday sun ; and on the west, at fifty or... | |
 | 1866 - 404 pages
...valley between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried up to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of...beneath the grand expanse of water, — -a boundless sea-horizon on the south and south-west, glittering in the noon-day sun ; and on the west at fifty... | |
 | 1867 - 974 pages
...valley between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me. There, like a sea of...far beneath the grand expanse of water, a boundless sea-horizon on the south and south-west, glittering in the noonday sun ; and on the west, at fifty... | |
 | 1866 - 812 pages
...opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me! There, like a gca of quicksilver, lay far beneath the grand expanse of water ; a boundless seahorizon on the south and south-west glittering in the noonday sun ; and ou the west, at iit\i or... | |
 | 1866 - 506 pages
...the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The flory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! 'here, like a sea of quicksilver, lay far beneath the grand expanse of water,—a boundless sea horizon on the south and south-west, glittering in the noonday sun ; and on... | |
 | 1867 - 404 pages
...hills," says oar traveller, " we toiled up the opposite slope. 1 hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of...glittering in the noon-day sun ; and on the west, at fifty or sixty miles' distance, blue mountains rose from the bosom of the lake to a height of about... | |
 | Sir Samuel White Baker - 1867 - 408 pages
...valley between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of...glittering in the noon-day sun ; and on the west, at fifty or sixty miles' distance, blue mountains rose from the bosom of the lake to a height of about... | |
 | Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Sophia M'Ilvaine Bledsoe Herrick - 1867 - 1204 pages
...valley between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of...glittering in the noon-day sun ; and on the west at fifty or sixty miles, distant blue mountains rose from the bosom of the lake to the height of 7000... | |
 | 1867 - 454 pages
...toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me l There, like a sea of quicksilver, lay far beneath,...glittering in the noonday sun ; and on the west, at fifty or sixty miles' distance, blue mountains rose from the bosom of the lake to a height of about... | |
 | Sir Samuel White Baker - 1867 - 408 pages
...valley between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of...quicksilver, lay far beneath the grand expanse of water,—a boundless sea horizon on the south and south-west, glittering in the noon-day sun; and on... | |
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The day broke beautifully clear, and having crossed a deep valley between the hills, we toiled up the opposite slope. I hurried to the summit. The glory of our prize burst suddenly upon me ! There, like a sea of quicksilver, lay far beneath the grand... 
