 | 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
...reached the resting-place, after the fatigue of the morning. On this day, the sky was obscured very soon after I got up. A vast mist enveloped the whole circuit...mountain. The prospect down was horrible. It gave an idea of numbers of abysses, concealed by a thick smoke, furiously circulating around us. Very often... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1812 - 1070 pages
...reached the resting-place, after the fatigue of the morning. On this day, the sky was obscured very soon after I got up. A vast mist enveloped, the whole circuit of the mountain. Th* prospect down was horrible. It gave an idea of numbers of abysses, concealed by a thick smoke,... | |
 | 1836 - 600 pages
...the resting-place, after the fatigue of the morning. • On this day the sky was obscured very soon after I got up. A vast mist enveloped the whole circuit...by a thick smoke, furiously circulating around us. Very often a gust of wind formed an opening in the clouds, which gave a fine and distinct visto of... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1836 - 528 pages
...reached the resting-place, after the fatigue of the morning. ' On this day the sky was obscured very soon after I got up. A vast mist enveloped the whole circuit...mountain. The prospect down was horrible. It gave the idea ol a number of abysses, concealed by a thick smoke, furiously circulating around us. Very often a gust... | |
 | John Timbs - 1840 - 430 pages
...another visit, the same celebrated traveller remarks : " On this day, the sky was obscured very soon after I got up. A vast mist enveloped the whole circuit...mountain. The prospect down was horrible. It gave an idea of numbers of abysses, concealed by a thick smoke, furiously circulating around us. Very often... | |
 | George Nicholson - 1840 - 692 pages
...the lower part of my face." On another visit to Snowdon, Mr. Pennant gives the following account: — "A vast mist enveloped the whole circuit of the mountain. The prospect down was horrible. It gave an idea of numbers of abysses, concealed by a thick smoke furiously circulating around us ; very often... | |
 | Edward Parry - Wales - 1843 - 244 pages
...in all their grandeur and sublimity. Pennant was thus on one occasion overtaken by a thunderstorm. " A vast mist enveloped the whole circuit of the mountain : the prospect down was horrible. It gave an idea of a number of abysses, concealed by thick smoke, furiously circulating around us. Very often... | |
 | Christian Gleaner - Gift books - 1844 - 342 pages
...the Isle of Man ; and that of Anglesea lay extended like a map beneath us, with every rill visible. The prospect down was horrible. It gave the idea of a number of abysses." The name of Snowdon (Snow Mountain) is the Saxon translation of the ancient Welsh name, Creigie 'r... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 pages
...reached the resting-place, after the fatigue of the morning. " On this day the sky was obscured very soon after I got up. A vast mist enveloped the whole circuit...The prospect down was horrible. It gave the idea of n number of abysses, concealed by a thick smoke, furiously circulating around us. Very often a gust... | |
 | Edward Parry - 1851 - 274 pages
...in all their grandeur and sublimity. Pennant was thus on one occasion overtaken by a thunderstorm. " A vast mist enveloped the whole circuit of the mountain : the prospect was horrible. It gave an idea of a number of abysses, concealed by thick smoke, furiously circulating... | |
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On this day the sky was obscured very soon after I got up. A vast mist enveloped the whole circuit of the mountain. The prospect down was horrible. It gave the idea of a number of abysses, concealed by a thick smoke, furiously circulating around us. 
