East by West: A Journey in the Recess, Volume 2Bentley, 1885 - 361 pages |
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Page 42
... light as day , and far around was the dreary waste of waters leaping out and breaking into foam . It was getting near six o'clock , and a savoury smell came from the galley . The vessel was not only rolling , but pitching . That , how ...
... light as day , and far around was the dreary waste of waters leaping out and breaking into foam . It was getting near six o'clock , and a savoury smell came from the galley . The vessel was not only rolling , but pitching . That , how ...
Page 47
... light , whereby possibly catastrophe was averted . But what with the waves constantly washing over the steamer , and the spindrift blinding the look - out man , it was hard to see where we were going . The young gentleman from Glasgow ...
... light , whereby possibly catastrophe was averted . But what with the waves constantly washing over the steamer , and the spindrift blinding the look - out man , it was hard to see where we were going . The young gentleman from Glasgow ...
Page 54
... light - hearted . Houses were built of a hard wood that turned grey like oak , impart- ing a dead monotony to the scene . As we got further inland the country improved and the people seemed less depressed . Presently the road began to ...
... light - hearted . Houses were built of a hard wood that turned grey like oak , impart- ing a dead monotony to the scene . As we got further inland the country improved and the people seemed less depressed . Presently the road began to ...
Page 66
... light . The morning view from the Yaami Hotel is very beautiful . The hotel stands well up on a hill embowered in trees . In the valley beneath , almost hidden under a veil of white mist , lies the town . Beyond it is a thicker cloud of ...
... light . The morning view from the Yaami Hotel is very beautiful . The hotel stands well up on a hill embowered in trees . In the valley beneath , almost hidden under a veil of white mist , lies the town . Beyond it is a thicker cloud of ...
Page 111
... lights against the dark shadow of the hill on which it stands . One light , far up the hill , was in motion - doubtless the lamps of the carriage of some distant diner - out returning homewards . This was the only sign of life in the ...
... lights against the dark shadow of the hill on which it stands . One light , far up the hill , was in motion - doubtless the lamps of the carriage of some distant diner - out returning homewards . This was the only sign of life in the ...
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