 ... furface of them was not quite fo blue and fmooth, but had the appearance of. very white wool ; and where this cloudy ocean, as I may .call it, touched the fhore, it feemed to foam like billows breaking on the fhore.  the monthly review or literary journal - Page 60by severak hands - 1764Full view - About this book
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...appearance of the clouds below us, at a great diftance ; they feemed like the ocean, only the furface of them was not quite fo blue and fmooth, but had...where this cloudy ocean, as I may call it, touched the fliore, it feemed to foam Jike billows breaking on the (here. When we afcended through the clouds,... | |
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...appearance of the clouds below us, at a great diftance ; they feemed like the ocean, only the furface of them was not quite fo blue and fmooth, but had...we mounted again, between ten and eleven, the moon fhone bright, the clauds were then below us, and about a mile diftant : we took them for the ocean,... | |
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...appearance of the clouds below us, at a great diftance j they feemed like the ocean, only the furface of them was not quite fo blue and fmooth, but had...fhore, it feemed to foam like billows breaking on *he more. When we afcended through the clouds, it was dark ; but when we mounted again, between ten... | |
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...of the clouds below us, at a great diftance; they feemed like the ocean, only the. furface furface of them was not quite fo blue and fmooth, but had...where this cloudy ocean, as I may call it, touched the more, it feemed to foam like billows breaking on the more. When we afcended through the clouds,it.was... | |
 | 1803 - 600 pages
...the ocean,, only the furface of them was not quite fo blue and fmootb, but had the appear, ance of a very white wool ; and where this cloudy ocean, as...to foam like billows breaking on the fhore* When we afccnded through the clouds, it was dark; but when wa mounted again, between ten and eleven, the moon... | |
 | 1803 - 544 pages
...appearance of the clouds below us, at a great diftance ; they feemed like the ocean, only the furface of them was not quite fo blue and fmooth, but had the appear, anee of a very white wool ; and where this cloudy ocean, ai I may call it, touched the more,... | |
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...Jack. " Well, they seemed like the ocean, only the surface of them was not so blue or smooth; but they had the appearance of very white wool; and where this cloudy ocean, as we may call it, touched the shore, it seemed to foam like billows breaking on it. We then turned to... | |
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