The Works of the Right Honorable Joseph Addison, Volume 5William Durell & Company, 1811 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 27
Page 26
... rocks invade Heav'ns ' upper realms , and cast a dreadful shade : No spring , nor summer , on the mountain seen , Smiles with gay fruits , or with delightful green , But hoary winter unadorn'd and bare , Dwells in the dire retreat , and ...
... rocks invade Heav'ns ' upper realms , and cast a dreadful shade : No spring , nor summer , on the mountain seen , Smiles with gay fruits , or with delightful green , But hoary winter unadorn'd and bare , Dwells in the dire retreat , and ...
Page 27
... rocks rising up in a thousand odd figures , and cleft in some places , so as to discover high mountains of snow that lie several leagues behind them . Towards the south the hills rise more insensibly , and leave the eye a vast ...
... rocks rising up in a thousand odd figures , and cleft in some places , so as to discover high mountains of snow that lie several leagues behind them . Towards the south the hills rise more insensibly , and leave the eye a vast ...
Page 28
... rocks , or the steepness of the ascent , will suffer them . The wine , however , on this side the lake , is by no means so good as that on the other , as it has not so open a soil , and is less exposed to the sun . We here passed by ...
... rocks , or the steepness of the ascent , will suffer them . The wine , however , on this side the lake , is by no means so good as that on the other , as it has not so open a soil , and is less exposed to the sun . We here passed by ...
Page 30
... rocks that stand above the rest ; for , as these mountains have been doubtless much higher than they are at present , the rains have washed away abundance of the soil , that has left the veins of stones shooting out of them ; as in a ...
... rocks that stand above the rest ; for , as these mountains have been doubtless much higher than they are at present , the rains have washed away abundance of the soil , that has left the veins of stones shooting out of them ; as in a ...
Page 31
... rock - water at its going out . Besides , that it brought in much more water than it carried off . The river , indeed , preserves itself for about a quarter of a mile in the lake , but is afterwards so wholly mixed , and lost with the ...
... rock - water at its going out . Besides , that it brought in much more water than it carried off . The river , indeed , preserves itself for about a quarter of a mile in the lake , but is afterwards so wholly mixed , and lost with the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Æneid Alps apostles appear armies arms beautiful Behold bower Britannia's British canton of Berne Celsus charms Christianity church court death disciples divine dreadful duke Duke of Savoy emperor enemy Europe ev'ry Evangelists eyes fate fear field flow'rs force France French Gaul Geneva Georgic give Goodman Fact GRIDELINE grief hands hath heart Heathen heav'n hero Hesiod hive Irenæus Italy joys Judea Julian the apostate king labours lake lived look Lord martyrs mighty miracles mountains multitude muse nations nature numbers o'er Origen Pagan particular peace person poet present prince QUEEN rage reign religion rise river rocks Roman ROSAMOND Saviour Saviour's history Savoy SCENE shade side SIR TRUSTY soul Spain Spanish monarchy stream strength Switzerland Tertullian thee thou thought thousand three first centuries tion Tirol tow'ring town troops truth verse Virgil Whilst whole winds