| Walter Scott - Arthurian legend - 1810 - 454 pages
...stand, To centinel enchanted land. High on the south, huge Ben venue Down to the lake in masses threw Crags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly hurled, The fragments of an earlier world ; A wildering forest feathered o'er His ruined sides and summit hoar, While on the north, through middle... | |
| Louis Simond - Great Britain - 1815 - 436 pages
...wonderful. In-this unfavourable state of mind, the first sight of Loch Venachoir and Loch Achray drd not satisfy us. The latter lake receives the waters...which is perpendicular. The general effect of this anti-chamber of Loch Katrine is, upon the whole, more grotesque than great or beautiful. We entered... | |
| Louis Simond - Great Britain - 1815 - 408 pages
...which seem to have slid down from higher mountains, Benvenue on the left, and Ben-Ledi on the right, to bar the passage, Crags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly...which is perpendicular. The general effect of this anti-chamber of Loch Katrine is, upon the whole, more grotesque than great or beautiful. We entered... | |
| Louis Simond - France - 1817 - 546 pages
...which seem to have slid down from higher mountains, Benvenue on the left, and Ben-Ledi on the right, to bar the passage, Crags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly...high, half of which is perpendicular. The general ef11 feet of this anti-chamber of Loch Katrine is, upon the whole, more grotesque than great or beautiful.... | |
| Louis Simond - Great Britain - 1817 - 594 pages
...d'un temple druide. Cette montagne se montre sins, Bea- Venue à la gauche , et Ben-Ledl à la droite. Crags, knolls and mounds, confusedly hurled The fragments of an earlier world. Un de ces singuliers débris, appelé Binean, est un grand rocher isolé , de i 8oo pieds de haut,... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...stand, To sentinel enchanted land. High on the south, huge Ben-venue Down to the lake in masses threw Crags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly hurled : The fragments of an earlier world ; A wildering forest feathered o'er His ruined sides and summit hoar, While on the north, through middle... | |
| 1819 - 414 pages
...stand, To centinel enchanted land. High on the south, huge Ben-venne Down on the lake in masses threw Crags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly hurled. The fragments of an earlier world;— A wlldering forest feathered o'er His ruined sides and summit hoar, While on the north, through middle... | |
| Asia - 1826 - 780 pages
...thrown together, as it were, in wild disorder : the view reminded me of the words of Scott : — " Crags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly hurled, The fragments of an earlier world." I.adi/ of tlic Luh: In short, nothing can be more dreary and savage than the aspect of the coast ;... | |
| Asia - 1826 - 796 pages
...thrown together, as it were, in wild disorder : the view reminded me of the words of Scott : — " Crags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly hurled, The fragments of an earlier world." Lady of the I.akcIn short, nothing can be more dreary and savage than the aspect of the coast ; there... | |
| 1828 - 452 pages
...stand, To sentinel enchanted land. High on the south, large Benvenue Down on the lake its masses threw, Crags, knolls, and mounds, confusedly hurled, The fragments of an earlier world ; not received the gratification which he had been led to expect from his journey, and which he had... | |
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