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Page 110
... effect near the chapel of St. Mildred , where the rocks form them- selves into immense rampires , and where , amid the dashing of its waves , the sea appears as if it were captivated by the music of its own roar . * The fine semicircle ...
... effect near the chapel of St. Mildred , where the rocks form them- selves into immense rampires , and where , amid the dashing of its waves , the sea appears as if it were captivated by the music of its own roar . * The fine semicircle ...
Page 111
... effect of rendering the inhabitants peculiarly alive to the errors of su- perstition . * Every one has read of the effect which the sirens are reported to have had on seamen voy- aging near Cape Pelorus , in the Island of Sicily , no ...
... effect of rendering the inhabitants peculiarly alive to the errors of su- perstition . * Every one has read of the effect which the sirens are reported to have had on seamen voy- aging near Cape Pelorus , in the Island of Sicily , no ...
Page 125
... effect in their gardens . " If princes , " returned the god , " could as easily discern the weeds of society as you ... effects upon the mind , are beautifully touched upon by the author of the " Spectacle de la Nature . " In the ...
... effect in their gardens . " If princes , " returned the god , " could as easily discern the weeds of society as you ... effects upon the mind , are beautifully touched upon by the author of the " Spectacle de la Nature . " In the ...
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