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... Till, darkly shaded from the land and deep, Behind his Delphian cliff he sinks to
sleep.” The columns of the temple of Jupiter Olympius produced the same effects
on the enthusiastic mind of Chateaubriand as they do on every traveller. But he ...
... Till, darkly shaded from the land and deep, Behind his Delphian cliff he sinks to
sleep.” The columns of the temple of Jupiter Olympius produced the same effects
on the enthusiastic mind of Chateaubriand as they do on every traveller. But he ...
Sivu 32
We pushed out to sea, and the breeze, which blew fresh from the land, bore us
rapidly towards Zea. As we receded from the shore, the columns of Sunium rose
more beautiful above the waves: their pure white appeared well defined in the ...
We pushed out to sea, and the breeze, which blew fresh from the land, bore us
rapidly towards Zea. As we receded from the shore, the columns of Sunium rose
more beautiful above the waves: their pure white appeared well defined in the ...
Sivu 33
... centre, mounted to the zenith: these columns were effaced, revived, and
effaced anew, until the sun rose above the horizon, and confounded all the lesser
shades in one universal blaze of light.”—Vol. i. 236. His journey into the Holy
Land ...
... centre, mounted to the zenith: these columns were effaced, revived, and
effaced anew, until the sun rose above the horizon, and confounded all the lesser
shades in one universal blaze of light.”—Vol. i. 236. His journey into the Holy
Land ...
Sivu 34
The moment had something in it that was august and impressive; all the pilgrims,
with their chaplets in their hands, remained in silence, watching for the
appearance of the Holy Land; the captain prayed aloud, and not a sound was to
be heard ...
The moment had something in it that was august and impressive; all the pilgrims,
with their chaplets in their hands, remained in silence, watching for the
appearance of the Holy Land; the captain prayed aloud, and not a sound was to
be heard ...
Sivu 36
These extraordinary scenes reveal the land desolated by miracles; that burning
sun, the impetuous eagle, the barren figtree—all the poetry, all the pictures of
Scripture are there. Every name recalls a mystery; every grotto speaks of the life
to ...
These extraordinary scenes reveal the land desolated by miracles; that burning
sun, the impetuous eagle, the barren figtree—all the poetry, all the pictures of
Scripture are there. Every name recalls a mystery; every grotto speaks of the life
to ...
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| Otsikko | Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Nide 3 Essays, Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous, Archibald Alison |
| Kirjoittaja | Archibald Alison |
| Kustantaja | W. Blackwood, 1850 |
| Alkuperäisteoksen sijainti | Kalifornian yliopisto |
| Digitoitu | 18. lokakuu 2007 |
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