 | 1806 - 84 pages
...every rill visible. .1 took much pains to see this prospect to advantage, sat up at the farm hovise till about twelve^ and walked up the whole way ;. the night was remarkably-fine and starry j towards morn the stars fadetVaway, and left a. short interval: of darkness,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1812 - 1052 pages
...like a map beneath me, with every rill visible. I took much pains to see this prospect to advantage : sat up at a farm on the west till about twelve, and...dispersed by the dawn of day. The body of the sun appeared more distinct, with the rotundity of the moon, before it rose high enough, to render its beams too... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1812 - 1070 pages
...like a map beneath me, with every rill visible. I took much pains to see this prospect to advantage : sat up at a farm on the west till about twelve, and...whole way. The night was remarkably fine and starry: toward* morn, the stars faded away, and left a short interval of darkness, which was soon dispersed... | |
 | 1836 - 600 pages
...like a map beneath us, with every rill visible. I took much pains to see this prospect to advantage ; sat up at a farm on the west till about twelve, and...of the moon, before it rose high enough to render its beams too brilliant for our sight. The sea, which bounded the western part, was gilt by its beams,... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1836 - 528 pages
...like a map beneath us, with every rill visible. 1 tiHik much pains to see this prospect to advantage ; sat up at a farm on the west till about twelve, and...whole way. The night was remarkably fine and starry j towards morn the stars faded away, and left a short interval of darkness, which was soon dispersed... | |
 | 1836 - 282 pages
...every rivulet visible. I took much pains to see this prospect to advantage ; sat up at a farmhouse on the west till about twelve, and walked up the whole way. The night was remarkably fine and starry. A short interval of darkness intervened, which was soon dispersed by the dawn of day. The sea, which... | |
 | John Timbs - 1840 - 430 pages
...like a map beneath me, with every rill visible. I took much pains to see this prospect to advantage ; sat up at a farm, on the west, till about twelve,...away, and left a short interval of darkness, which soon dispersed by the dawning of the day. The body of the sun appeared most distinct with the rotundity... | |
 | George Nicholson - 1840 - 692 pages
...way. " The night," says he, " was remarkably fine and starry. Short intervals of darkness intervened, which was soon dispersed by the dawn of day. The body of the sun appearing most distinctly, with the rotundity of the moon before it, arose high enough to render it... | |
 | Joseph Hemingway - Wales, North - 1844 - 362 pages
...like a map beneath me, with every rill visible. I took much pains to see this prospect to advantage ; sat up at a farm on the west till about twelve, and...away, and left a short interval of darkness, which soon dispersed by the dawning of the day. The body of the sun appeared most distinct with the rotundity... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1843 - 402 pages
...every rivulet visible. I took much pains to see this prospect to advantage ; sat up at a farmhouse on the west till about twelve, and walked up the whole way. The night was remarkably fine and starry. A short interval of darkness intervened, which was soon dispersed by the dawn of day. The sea, which... | |
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Anglesey lay extended like a map beneath us, with every rill visible. I took much pains to see this prospect to advantage : sat up at a farm on the west till about twelve, and walked up the whole way. The night was remarkably fine and starry; towards... 
