... thick for the eye to penetrate) I saw the valley opening at the farther end, and spreading forth into an immense ocean, that had a huge rock of adamant running through the midst of it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested... The British Essayists;: Spectator - Page 131by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
| 1794 - 450 pages
...ocean, that had a huge rock of adamant running through the midst of it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half of it,...fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand litle shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands... | |
| English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...the midst of it ; and dividing it info two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half thereof, insomuch that I could discover nothing in it : but...covered with fruits and flowers , and interwoven with a thouTHE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. 2-5i sand little shining seas that ran among them. I could see persons... | |
| 1804 - 412 pages
...ocean, that had a huge rock of adamant running through the midst of -it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half of it,...could discover nothing in it; but the other appeared tome a vast ocean. planted with innumerable islands, that were covered with fruits and flowers, and... | |
| Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...ocean, that had a huge rock of adamant running: through the midst of it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half of it,...their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by th& sides of fountains, or resting upon beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...chaste, A sylvan scene with various greens was drawn, Shades on the ridti, and in the midst a lawn. ^7. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits, with garlands upon their heads, lying down by the ttda of fountains. AaM*> c. Anv kind of local respect. They looking back, all th'... | |
| Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...rock of adamant ruuning throngh the midst of it, ami dividing it into two equal parts. The clonds Mill rested on one half of it, insomuch that I could discover nothing in it; hut the other appeared to me a vast ocean, planted with iunumerahle islands, that were covered with... | |
| Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...adamant running >Io. 159. THE SPECTATOR. 159 through the midst of it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half of it, insomuch that I couid discover nothing in it : but the other appeared to me a vast ocean planted with innu. merable... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...ocean, that had a huge rock of adamant running through the midst of it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half of it,...passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of the fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds,... | |
| Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...ocean, that had a huge rock of adamant running through the midst of it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half of it,...passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of the fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds,... | |
| Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...ocean, that had a huge rock of adamant running through the midst of it, and dividing it into two equal parts. The clouds still rested on one half of it,...heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the lides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds,... | |
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