Museum Europæum; or, Select antiquities ... of nature and art, in Europe; compiled by C. HulbertCharles Hulbert 1825 |
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... lake , and Din , a town . The former refer its name to its situation in or near the im- mense forest , called in the time of Henry II . the Great Forest of Middlesex ; the latter to the wide expanse of water exhibited by the Thames ...
... lake , and Din , a town . The former refer its name to its situation in or near the im- mense forest , called in the time of Henry II . the Great Forest of Middlesex ; the latter to the wide expanse of water exhibited by the Thames ...
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... Lakes , Animals , Vegetables , & c . Hark ! through the dale beneath the waters roll , With ruffling noise , o'er rocks that would control Their fleeting current , yielding to the ear The voice of pleasing murmur . The russet foliage of ...
... Lakes , Animals , Vegetables , & c . Hark ! through the dale beneath the waters roll , With ruffling noise , o'er rocks that would control Their fleeting current , yielding to the ear The voice of pleasing murmur . The russet foliage of ...
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... the Mer de Glace . A certain author , in giving an account of this country , mentions the romantic lake of Kandel Steig , to the north of the Shrekhorn ( in the northern chain of the Alps ) whence , he observes , MOUNT BLANC . 169.
... the Mer de Glace . A certain author , in giving an account of this country , mentions the romantic lake of Kandel Steig , to the north of the Shrekhorn ( in the northern chain of the Alps ) whence , he observes , MOUNT BLANC . 169.
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... Lake of Llunckllys ( Sunk - Palace ) the fine and venerable tower of Oswestry Church ; and in the dis- tance the Column and elegant Spires of Shrewsbury . KIRKDALE CAVE , YORKSHIRE . ( From the Rev. W. OGO HOLE . 185.
... Lake of Llunckllys ( Sunk - Palace ) the fine and venerable tower of Oswestry Church ; and in the dis- tance the Column and elegant Spires of Shrewsbury . KIRKDALE CAVE , YORKSHIRE . ( From the Rev. W. OGO HOLE . 185.
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... abyss , and were lighted by thousands of tapers . When we had descended one of these to the depth of about one thousand feet , we came to a lake of some hundreds of feet in diameter , which we navigated by 196 EUROPEAN CURIOSITIES . to.
... abyss , and were lighted by thousands of tapers . When we had descended one of these to the depth of about one thousand feet , we came to a lake of some hundreds of feet in diameter , which we navigated by 196 EUROPEAN CURIOSITIES . to.
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Page 227 - Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley and rejoiceth in his strength; He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear and is not affrighted; Neither turneth he back from the sword.
Page 273 - Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky, Th' eternal snows appear already past, And the first clouds and mountains seem the last: But, those attain'd, we tremble to survey The growing labours of the lengthen'd way, Th' increasing prospect tires our wand'ring eyes.
Page 8 - Ancient of days ! august Athena ! where. Where are thy men of might ? thy grand in soul ? Gone — glimmering through the dream of things that were...
Page 289 - Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain, Here earth and water seem to strive again ; Not chaos-like together crush'd and bruis'd, But, as the world, harmoniously confus'd : Where order in variety we see, And where, though all things differ, all agree.
Page 369 - ... and lift a ship of war like a bauble in the air. It can embroider muslin, and forge anchors, — cut steel into ribands, and impel loaded vessels against the fury of the winds and waves.
Page 227 - The glory of his nostrils is terrible. He paweth in the valley and rejoiceth in his strength: He goeth on to meet the armed men. He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; Neither turneth he back from the sword. The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
Page 369 - The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin, or rend an oak, is as nothing to it.
Page 431 - O how canst thou renounce the boundless store Of charms which Nature to her votary yields ! The warbling woodland, the resounding shore, The pomp of groves, and garniture of fields; All that the genial ray of morning gilds, And all that echoes to the song of even, All that the mountain's sheltering bosom shields, And all the dread magnificence of Heaven, O how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven ? These charms shall work thy soul's eternal health, And love, and gentleness, and joy, impart.
Page 14 - Out upon Time ! it will leave no more Of the things to come than the things before ! Out upon Time ! who for ever will leave But enough of the past for the future to grieve...
Page 418 - Buckingham, who resided at Burleigh on the Hill. Soon after the marriage of Charles I. the King and Queen being...