 ... bending over the waters of the glen, left him only a narrow shelf in the cliff, along which he crept till it brought him to the mouth of a cavern. He must either enter it or return the way he came, or attempt the descent of overhanging precipices,...  The Scottish Chiefs - Page 50by Jane Porter - 1827Full view - About this book
 | Jane Porter - Scotland - 1827 - 282 pages
...projecting rocks, bending over the waters of the glen, left him only a narrow shelf in the cliff, afong which he crept, till it brought him to the mouth of...precipices, which nothing else could penetrate but the pimon of their native eagles. Above him was the mountain To re-tread his footsteps until he had seen... | |
 | Jane Porter - 1869 - 712 pages
...others, projecting rocks bending over the waters of the glen, left him only a narrow shelf in the clitf, along which he crept till it brought him to the mouth...the descent of overhanging precipices, which nothing could penetrate but the pinions of their native birds. Above him was the mountain. Retread his footsteps,... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 558 pages
...wrap him in their " fleecy skirts" ; or the projecting rocks bending over the waters of the glen, left him only a narrow shelf in the cliff, along which...must either enter it or return the way he came, or o x X 5 attempt the descent of overhanging precipices which nothing could surmount but the pinions... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Anthologies - 1899 - 432 pages
...him in their " fleecy skirts " ; or the projecting rocks bending over the waters of the glen, left him only a narrow shelf in the cliff, along which...crept till it brought him to the mouth of a cavern. attempt the descent of overhanging precipices which nothing could surmount but the pinions of their... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...him in their " fleecy skirts " ; or the projecting rocks bending over the waters of the glen, left him only a narrow shelf in the cliff, along which...crept till it brought him to the mouth of a cavern. attempt the descent of overhanging precipices which nothing could surmount but the pinions of their... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Anthologies - 1899 - 450 pages
...him in their " fleecy skirts " ; or the projecting roeks bending over the waters of the glen, left him only a narrow shelf in the cliff, along which...crept till it brought him to the mouth of a cavern. attempt the descent of overhanging precipices which nothing could surmount but the pinions of their... | |
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