| William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1818 - 600 Seiten
...to see it. The roof and sides of the cave were decorated with the most superb icicles, crystallized in every possible form, many of which rivalled in...substance, assuming all the curious and phantastic shape* imaginable, mocking the proudest specimens of art, and counterfeiting many well-known objects... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1818 - 648 Seiten
...long. ' The roof and sides of the cave were decorated witfi ttie most superb icicles, crystallized in every possible form, many of which rivalled in minuteness the finest Zeolites: while, Iroin the icy floor, ro. e pillars of the same substance, assuming all the curious aod fantastic shapes... | |
| Ebenezer Henderson - 1819 - 634 Seiten
...to see it. The roof and sides of the cave were decorated with the most superb icicles, crystallized in every possible form, many of which rivalled in...of the same substance, assuming all the curious and fantastic shapes imaginable, mocking the proudest specimens of art, and counterfeiting many wellknown... | |
| 1819 - 630 Seiten
...the most superb icicles, crystallized in every possible form, many of which rivalled in minateness the finest zeolites ; while, from the icy floor rose...of the same substance, assuming all the curious and fantastic shape! imaginable,, mocking the proudest specimens of art, and counterfeiting many well-known... | |
| Natural phenomena - 1846 - 142 Seiten
...Henderson : — " The roof and sides of the cave were decorated with the most superb icicles, crystallized in every possible form, many of which rivalled in...of the same substance, assuming all the curious and fantastic shapes imaginable, and mocking the proudest specimens of art." FINGAL'S CAVE. STAFFA is one... | |
| Caves - 1847 - 220 Seiten
...see it. The roof and sides of the cave were decorated with the most superb icicles, crystallized ia every possible form, many of which rivalled in minuteness...of the same substance, assuming all the curious and fantastic shapes imaginable, mocking the proudest specimens of art, and counterfeiting many wellknown... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 Seiten
...enchanting. The roof and sides of the cave were decorated with the most superb icicles, crystallized in every possible form, many of which rivalled in...of the same substance, assuming all the curious and fantastic shapes imaginable, mocking the proudest specimens of art, and counterfeiting many well-known... | |
| Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1853 - 646 Seiten
...Henderson :— " The roof and sides of the cave were decorated with the most superb icicles, crystallized in every possible form, many of which rivalled in minuteness the finest zeolites, while from the icy Hoor rose pillars of the same substance, assuming all the curious and fantastic shapes imaginable,... | |
| Robert Sears - 1856 - 566 Seiten
...enchanting. The roof and sides of the cave were decorated with the most superb icicles, crystallized in every possible form, many of which rivalled in...of the same substance, assuming all the curious and fantastic shapes imaginable, mocking the proudest specimens of art, and counterfeiting many well-known... | |
| John Foster - 1858 - 626 Seiten
...long. " The roof and sides of the cave were decorated with the raos>t superb icicles, crystallized in every possible form, many of which rivalled in...of the same substance, assuming all the curious and fantastic shapes imaginable, mocking the proudest specimens of art, and counterfeiting many -well-known... | |
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