 | Daniel Defoe - 1734 - 552 pages
...vvere-thefe Hills high and formidable only, but they had a kind of an unhofpitable Terror in them. Here were no rich pleafant Valleys between them, as among the Alps; no Lead Mines and Veins of rich Oar, as in the Peak ; no Coal Pits, as in the Hills about Hallifax, much lei's Gold, as in the Andes,... | |
 | 1751 - 394 pages
...a cathepleafant vailles between them, as a- J--' "'"' -—"--••- 'mong theAlps ; no lead-mines and veins of rich ore as in the Peak ; no coal-pits, as in the hills about Hallifax ; but all barren and wild, and of no ufe either to man or bead. Indeed, in the reign of Queen... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1761 - 360 pages
...the higheft. As thefe Hills were lofty, fo they had an Afpect of Terror. Here were no rich plrafant Valleys between them, as among the Alps ; no Lead...as in the Peak ; no Coal-pits, as in the . - Hills Hills about Halifax ; but all barren and wild, and of no Ufe either to Man or Beaft. But what renders... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 490 pages
...Earlier, however, "As these hills were lofty, so they had an aspect of Terror. Here were no rich pleasant valleys between them, as among the Alps; no Lead Mines...about Halifax, but all barren and wild, and of no Use either to Man or Beast." Of the " Wiuander Mere" he says,merely, it "is famous for producing the... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 500 pages
...Earlier, however, " As these hills were lofty, so they had an aspect of Terror. Here were no rich pleasant valleys between them, as among the Alps ; no Lead...Coal-pits, as in the Hills about Halifax, but all barren nnd wild, and of no Use either to Man or Beast." Of the " Wiuander Mere " he says, merely, it " is... | |
 | Walter Parry Haskett Smith - 1894 - 184 pages
...is called). As these hills were lofty, so they had an aspect of terror. Here were no rich pleasant valleys between them as among the Alps ; no lead mines...hills about Halifax, but all barren and wild and of no use either to man or beast.' Langdale. — (See Bowfell, Pavey Ark and Pike o' Stickle, Gimmer Crag,... | |
 | Charles John Cornish - 1895 - 380 pages
...an aspect of terror. Here were no rich pleasant valleys between them as in the Alps ; no lead-mines and veins of rich ore as in the Peak ; no coal-pits as in the hills about Halifax ! " The pleasure of climbing for climbing's sake is almost as little understood by many minds at the... | |
 | Daniel Defoe - 1927 - 520 pages
...Nor were thefe Hills high and formidable only, but they had a kind of an unhofpitable Terror in them. Here were no rich pleafant Valleys between them, as among the Alps; no Lead Mines and Veins of rich Oar, as in the Peak; no Coal Pits, as in the Hills about Hallifax, much lefs Gold, as in the Andes,... | |
 | Saree Makdisi - 1998 - 272 pages
...and formidable only, but they had a kind of unhospitable terror in them. Here were no rich pleasant valleys between them, as among the Alps; no lead mines and veins of rich ore, as in the Peak; no coal pits, as in the hills about Halifax, much less gold, as in the Andes, but all barren and wild,... | |
 | Christopher Belshaw - 2001 - 340 pages
...formidable only, but they had a kind of unhospitable terror in them. Here there were no rich pleasant valleys between them, as among the Alps; no lead mines and veins of rich ore, as in the Peak; no coal pits, as in the hills about Hallifax [sic], much less gold, as in the Andes, but all barren and... | |
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Nor were these hills high and formidable only, but they had a kind of an unhospitable terror in them. Here were no rich pleasant valleys between them, as among the Alps; no lead mines and veins of rich... 