 | 1837 - 488 pages
...was surprised, while standing at my window, with a most wonderful and delectable vision. The sea thai washes the Sicilian shore, swelled up, and became,...a chain of dark mountains ; while the waters near the Calabrian coast, grew quite smooth, and, in an instant, appeared as one clear polished mirror,... | |
 | 1837 - 490 pages
...surprised, while standing at niy window, with a most wonderful and delectable vision. The sea thit washes the Sicilian shore, swelled up, and became,...a chain of dark mountains ; while the waters near the Calabrian coast, grew quite smooth, and, in an instant, appeared as one clear polished mirror,... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - 372 pages
...the 15th August, 1643, 1 was surprised, as I stood at my window, with a most wonderful spectacle : the sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up,...coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared like one clear polished mirror. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro scuro, a string of several thousands... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1840 - 384 pages
...On the 15th August, 1643,1 was surprised, as I stood at my window, with a most wonderful spectacle: the sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up,...coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared like one clear polished mirror. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro scuro, a string of several thousands... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1842 - 364 pages
...the 15th August, 1643, I was surprised, as I stood at my window, with a most wonderful spectacle : the sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up,...coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared like one clear polished mirror. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro scuro, a string of several thousands... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1843 - 374 pages
...the 15th August, 1643, I was surprised, as I stood at my window, with a most wonderful spectacle : the sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up,...coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared like one clear polished mirror. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro scuro. a string of several thousands... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Hemans - 1844 - 370 pages
...the l5th August, l643, I was surprised, as T stood at my window, with a most wonderful spectacle : the sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up,...coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared like one clear polished mirror. On this glass was depicted, in chiaro scuro, a string of several thousands... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 pages
...following terms: — "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...like a chain of dark mountains ; while the waters neat our Calabrian coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared as one clear polished mirror,... | |
 | David Purdie Thomson - 1849 - 516 pages
...August 1643, as I stood at my window, I was surprised with a most wonderful and delectable spectacle. The sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up,...ten miles in length like a chain of dark mountains ; whilst the waters on the Calabrian shore grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared as one clear... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1852 - 682 pages
...the 15th August, 1643, I was surprised, as I stood at my window, with a most wonderful spectacle : the sea that washes the Sicilian shore swelled up,...chain of dark mountains, while the waters near our Culabrian coast grew quite smooth, and in an instant appeared like one clear polished mirror. On this... | |
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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... 
