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" ... 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 *he more. "
The History of the Discovery and Conquest of the Canary Islands - Page 91
by Juan de Abreu de Galindo - 1767
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 31

Books - 1764 - 598 pages
...and beautiful brimftone of all colours, particularly azure blue, green, violet, yellow, and fcarlet. But what chiefly engaged the attention of my companion,...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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the monthly review or literary journal

severak hands - 1764 - 590 pages
...appearance of the clouds below us, at a great difbnce ; they feemed like the ocean, only the fuifacc of them was not quite fo blue and fmooth, but had...we mounted again, between ten and eleven, the moon fhonc bright; the clouds were then below us, and about a mile diftant: we took them for the ocean,...
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The History of the Discovery and Conquest of the Canary Islands

Juan de Abreu de Galindo, George Glas - Canary Islands - 1767 - 490 pages
...companion, was the extraordinary and uncommon appearance of the clouds below us, at a great diftance j they feemed like the ocean, only the furface of them...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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The Perth magazine of knowledge and pleasure, Volume 1

1772 - 364 pages
...appearance 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,...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...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 44

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...
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The adventures of Mark Willis

Anne Jane Cupples - 1872 - 180 pages
...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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