 Heard the avalanches falling every five minutes nearly. From whence we stood, on the Wengen Alp, we had all these in view on one side; on the other, the clouds rose from the opposite valley, curling up perpendicular precipices like the foam of the ocean...  The Monthly Review - Page 2211831Full view - About this book
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1811 - 618 pages
...above thesea, and lt,000abovo the valley. Heard the avalanches falling every five minutes uearly. " The clouds rose from the opposite valley, curling...during a spring tide— it was white and sulphury, and im-- Hieasurably deep in appearance. The side we ascended was not of so precipitous a nature; but,... | |
 | John Watkins - 1822 - 452 pages
...shining, like Truth, on the one side ; on the other, the clouds rose from the opposite valley, curling in perpendicular precipices, like the foam of the ocean of hell during a spring-tide ! ! — It was white and sulphury, and immeasurably deep in appearance. The side we ascended... | |
 | 1825 - 454 pages
...shining, like Truth, on the .one side ; on the other, the clouds rose from the opposite valley, curling in perpendicular precipices, like the foam of the ocean of hell, during a spring-tide ! ! It was white and sulphury, and immeasurably deep in appearance. The side we ascended... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 780 pages
...indescribable. • Sept 23. Ascent of the Wingren, the Dent ¿argent shining like truth on one side, on the other the clouds rose from the opposite valley, curling up perpendicular precipices, lite the foam itf tltti оссал of hell during a spring dVfe .' It was white and sulphury, and immeasurably... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1828 - 780 pages
...indescribable. • Sept 7.1. Ascent ot the Wingren, the Dent <taryr.it shining like truth on one side, on the other the clouds rose from the opposite valley, curling up perpendicular precipices, likt (Ae/oam f>f tilt orean n/' /«•// tiunntj a Sfhmj titlf ! It Was white and sulphury, and immeasurably... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1830 - 532 pages
...five minutes nearly. From whence we stood, on the Wengen Alp, we had all these in view on one side ; on the other, the clouds rose from the opposite valley,...and sulphury, and immeasurably deep in appearance.* The side we ascended was (of course) not of so precipitous a nature ; but on arriving at the summit,... | |
 | John Galt - 1830 - 404 pages
...indescribable! " September 23.—Ascent of the Wingren, the dent d'argent shining like truth on one side, on the other the clouds rose from the opposite valley,...precipices like the foam of the ocean of hell during a spring-tide. It was white and sulphury, and immeasurably deep in appearance; the side we ascended was... | |
 | John Galt - 1830 - 404 pages
...September 23. — Ascent of the Wingren, the dent d'argent shining like truth on one side, on the other_ the clouds rose from the opposite valley, curling...precipices like the foam of the ocean of hell during a spring-tide. It was white and sulphury, and immeasurably deep in appearance; the side we ascended was... | |
 | 1830 - 550 pages
...scribable ! " < September 23.— Ascent of theWingren, the dent d'argent shining like truth on one side ; on the other the clouds rose from the opposite valley,...perpendicular precipices like the foam of the ocean ol' lull during a ¡-pring-tide. grave works have of his frownrdnes*, commonly believed to have been... | |
 | 1831 - 472 pages
...five minutes nearly. From whence we stood, on the Wengen Alp, we had ¡ill these in view on one side ; on the other, the clouds rose from the opposite valley,...during a spring tide — it was white and sulphury, and mmieusu* It is interesting to observe the use to which he afterwards converted these hasty memoranéutns... | |
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