The Quarterly Review, Volume 69William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1841 |
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Page 55
... trees . Sometimes we were so enclosed that it seemed as if the boat must drive in among the trees . Occasionally , in an angle of the turns , the wall sank , and the sun struck in with scorching force , but in a moment we were again in ...
... trees . Sometimes we were so enclosed that it seemed as if the boat must drive in among the trees . Occasionally , in an angle of the turns , the wall sank , and the sun struck in with scorching force , but in a moment we were again in ...
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... trees , while some remained entire . In parts they were ornamented with sculptured figures and rows of death's - heads . Climbing over the ruined top , we reached a terrace overgrown with trees , and , crossing it , descended by stone ...
... trees , while some remained entire . In parts they were ornamented with sculptured figures and rows of death's - heads . Climbing over the ruined top , we reached a terrace overgrown with trees , and , crossing it , descended by stone ...
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... trees growing close against it , and their branches entering the doors ; in style and effect unique , extraordinary , and mournfully beautiful . We tied our mules to the trees , ascended a flight of stone steps forced apart and thrown ...
... trees growing close against it , and their branches entering the doors ; in style and effect unique , extraordinary , and mournfully beautiful . We tied our mules to the trees , ascended a flight of stone steps forced apart and thrown ...
Contents
Collection des Mémoires relatifs à lHistoire de France | 3 |
Objections to and Remarks upon Mr Sergeant Tal | 7 |
Incidents of Travel in Central America Chiapas | 52 |
Copyright | |
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