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... base , the column has settled out of the perpendicular , and has an inclination of about seven inches to the south - west . The pedestal on which it rests is about twenty - one feet in height ; on the west side of which is a Greek ...
... base , the column has settled out of the perpendicular , and has an inclination of about seven inches to the south - west . The pedestal on which it rests is about twenty - one feet in height ; on the west side of which is a Greek ...
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... base has of late years been covered over with the inscriptions of foolish travellers — cockneys , ships ' - companies , & c . have left their marks upon it ; and some simpleton has painted on it the name of " Warren's Blacking . " The ...
... base has of late years been covered over with the inscriptions of foolish travellers — cockneys , ships ' - companies , & c . have left their marks upon it ; and some simpleton has painted on it the name of " Warren's Blacking . " The ...
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... base may be seen the centre stone on which it rests - a piece of yellowish breccia with Egyptian hieroglyphics upon it , and placed the wrong end upwards . On this account , the Arabs believe it to have been erected by God . Many of ...
... base may be seen the centre stone on which it rests - a piece of yellowish breccia with Egyptian hieroglyphics upon it , and placed the wrong end upwards . On this account , the Arabs believe it to have been erected by God . Many of ...
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... never was in . The head , which is an enormous mass of rock , about thirty - five feet in height , overhangs its base many feet on every side . A ledge of tolerably level rock runs round three sides of THE PETER BOTTE MOUNTAIN .
... never was in . The head , which is an enormous mass of rock , about thirty - five feet in height , overhangs its base many feet on every side . A ledge of tolerably level rock runs round three sides of THE PETER BOTTE MOUNTAIN .
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... base several feet , reaches only perpendicularly over the edge of the precipice ; and , most fortunately , it was at the very spot where we mounted . Here it was that we reckoned on getting up . A communication being established with ...
... base several feet , reaches only perpendicularly over the edge of the precipice ; and , most fortunately , it was at the very spot where we mounted . Here it was that we reckoned on getting up . A communication being established with ...
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ALNWICK CASTLE AMPHITHEATRE OF VERONA ancient ancient Greece appear arches arena ascend basaltic columns beauty boat bridge buildings built Canada Caroline cataract cistern cliffs climbed clouds coast Constantinople cross dark deep depth descended edge edifice Egypt ELEPHANTA Emperor erected excite extremity FALLS OF NIAGARA feet in height Fingal's Cave fortress GIANT'S CAUSEWAY gladiator glories Goat Island Greeks hands head Herod immense inhabitants inscription Jebusites Jerusalem Jews Josephus King ladder lakes ledge length look Lord magnificent marble Menai Strait mighty miles monuments moon Mosque mountains narrow Navy Island nearly neck occupied ocean overhang palace passed perpendicular Peter Botte POMPEY'S PILLAR precipice present river rock Roman Rome roof ropes round seen shore side siege splendour spot Staffa staircase stone stream streets structure surface temple thousand Titus tower travellers Turk United States territory Upper Canada vast vault volcanic walls Warrow wonder worship