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... lights which they had brought with them , and which must have had a most singular effect seen from such a situation . The night was so bitterly cold , that they found it almost impossible to sleep . The next morning , however , they ...
... lights which they had brought with them , and which must have had a most singular effect seen from such a situation . The night was so bitterly cold , that they found it almost impossible to sleep . The next morning , however , they ...
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... light . ” In these regions the sky is often completely over- shadowed by snow clouds , but as soon as the plain is covered by a sheet of snow , the sun's rays burst suddenly through the breaking clouds , and the eyes , unprepared for ...
... light . ” In these regions the sky is often completely over- shadowed by snow clouds , but as soon as the plain is covered by a sheet of snow , the sun's rays burst suddenly through the breaking clouds , and the eyes , unprepared for ...
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... light of a tender green , which issues from the walls of the crystal chambers . " 66 Almost all the travellers , who have been in the Alps , and have visited their glaciers , speak with rapture of their colours . When , however , single ...
... light of a tender green , which issues from the walls of the crystal chambers . " 66 Almost all the travellers , who have been in the Alps , and have visited their glaciers , speak with rapture of their colours . When , however , single ...
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... I saw again the sun's light , but my eyes were for some time unable to bear it . The Almighty , in whom I confided , and who always kept alive my hope of preserving life , has sent me back to my family to be a witness THE ALPS . 47.
... I saw again the sun's light , but my eyes were for some time unable to bear it . The Almighty , in whom I confided , and who always kept alive my hope of preserving life , has sent me back to my family to be a witness THE ALPS . 47.
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... light of these luminaries was reflected from the white plain , or rather basin , in which we were situated , and , dazzling , eclipsed every star , except those of the first and second magnitude . At length we composed our- selves to ...
... light of these luminaries was reflected from the white plain , or rather basin , in which we were situated , and , dazzling , eclipsed every star , except those of the first and second magnitude . At length we composed our- selves to ...
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Page 278 - Some years ago I kept a sloth, in my room for several months. I often took him out of the house, and placed him upon the ground, in order to have an opportunity of observing his motions. If the ground were rough, he would pull himself forwards, by...
Page 312 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.