The Travels of a Sugar Planter: Or, Six Months in EuropeJ. F. Trow, 1861 - 249 páginas |
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... mountain scenery is peculiarly soft , for the very top of Ben Lomond is covered with green mosses , or lichens , which hide those ragged cliffs and rugged rocks that are seen in higher mountains . In going from Lomond to Katrine , we ...
... mountain scenery is peculiarly soft , for the very top of Ben Lomond is covered with green mosses , or lichens , which hide those ragged cliffs and rugged rocks that are seen in higher mountains . In going from Lomond to Katrine , we ...
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... mountain scenery of Scotland is perfectly enchanting . The lovely Loch Katrine is the most beautiful sheet of water I ever saw . In order to view this lake in its most poetic aspect , I took the path that had been -2 * OR , SIX MONTHS ...
... mountain scenery of Scotland is perfectly enchanting . The lovely Loch Katrine is the most beautiful sheet of water I ever saw . In order to view this lake in its most poetic aspect , I took the path that had been -2 * OR , SIX MONTHS ...
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... mountains around Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine there is no such thing as a field , or even a habi- tation . It is all wild mountains , covered with heather , supporting only a few black - faced sheep . I regret that I have not time to ...
... mountains around Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine there is no such thing as a field , or even a habi- tation . It is all wild mountains , covered with heather , supporting only a few black - faced sheep . I regret that I have not time to ...
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... mountainous , for we soon strike the Department of Jura , the Franche - Comté of the old régime . Here the mountains begin to crop out on all sides , for you are soon in the very heart of that long chain of " Jura's rugged heights ...
... mountainous , for we soon strike the Department of Jura , the Franche - Comté of the old régime . Here the mountains begin to crop out on all sides , for you are soon in the very heart of that long chain of " Jura's rugged heights ...
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... mountains which surround it give it the most romantic and picturesque appearance . I leave to - morrow for Mont Blanc and the Vale of Chamouni in Savoy , and shall write you again from the region of eternal snow . Adieu . Yours , truly ...
... mountains which surround it give it the most romantic and picturesque appearance . I leave to - morrow for Mont Blanc and the Vale of Chamouni in Savoy , and shall write you again from the region of eternal snow . Adieu . Yours , truly ...
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Página 86 - A small green isle, it seemed no more, Scarce broader than my dungeon floor, But in it there were three tall trees, And o'er it blew the mountain breeze, And by it there were waters flowing, And on it there were young flowers growing, Of gentle breath and hue.
Página 65 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Página 69 - THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
Página 88 - After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains. The air was temperate, the sky was serene, the silver orb of the moon was reflected from the waters, and all nature was silent.
Página 88 - It was on the day, or rather night, of the 27th of June 1787, between the hours of eleven and twelve, that I wrote the last lines of the last page, in a summer-house in my garden. After laying down my pen, I took several turns in a berceau, or covered walk of acacias, which commands a prospect of the country, the lake, and the mountains.
Página 86 - A double dungeon wall and wave Have made — and like a living grave. Below the surface of the lake The dark vault lies...
Página 81 - Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains, They crowned him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow.
Página 10 - He gave the little wealth he had, To build a house for fools and mad: And showed by one satiric touch, No nation wanted it so much: That kingdom he hath left his debtor, I wish it soon may have a better.
Página 33 - And turned him from the opposing rock ; Then, dashing down a darksome glen, Soon lost to hound and Hunter's ken, In the deep Trosachs' wildest nook His solitary refuge took.
Página 46 - Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, but now I know it, with what more you may think proper.