 | P. C. H. - 1856 - 84 pages
...had the satisfaction of seeing the great Sugar Loaf Rock, which stands on the side of the harbour's mouth, so nearly right a-head, that we had not to...course above a point, in order to hit the entrance of Bio. This was the first land we had seen for three months, after crossing so many seas, and being set... | |
 | William Somerville Orr - Science - 1856 - 622 pages
...thick fog which enveloped the ship. As this cleared away the people on board had the satisfaction of seeing the great Sugar-loaf Rock, which stands on one side of the harbour's mouth, so nearly right a-head that they had not to alter their course above a point, in order... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - Astronomy - 1858 - 454 pages
...on account of a thick fog which enveloped them. As this cleared away, they had the satisfaction of seeing the great Sugar-Loaf Rock, which stands on...of the harbor's mouth, so nearly right ahead, that they had not to alter their course above a point, in older to hit the entrance of the harbor. This... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1860 - 896 pages
...before sending the people to breakfast, when it suddenly cleared off, and I had the satisfaction of seeing the great Sugar-loaf rock, which stands on one side of the harbour's mouth, so nearly right ahead that we had not to alter our course above a point in order to... | |
 | Robert Routledge - Science - 1881 - 748 pages
...before sending the people to breakfast, when it suddenly cleared off, and I had the satisfaction of seeing the great Sugar-Loaf Rock, which stands on one side of the harbour's mouth, so nearly right ahead that we had not to alter our course above a point in order to... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1882 - 262 pages
...before sending the people to breakfast, when it suddenly cleared olF, and I had the satisfaction of seeing the great sugar-loaf rock, which stands on one side of the harbour's mouth, so nearly right ahead that wo had not to alter our course ahove a point in order to... | |
 | William A. Campbell - Readers - 1890 - 514 pages
...before sending the people to breakfast, when it suddenly cleared off, and I had the satisfaction of seeing the great sugar-loaf rock, which stands on...course above a point in order to hit the entrance to Rio. This was the first land we had seen for three months, aftei crossing so many seas, and being... | |
 | Charles Haddon Spurgeon - Biography & Autobiography - 1954 - 452 pages
...proceeding cautiously on account of a thick fog. As this cleared away, the crew had the satisfaction of seeing the great Sugar-Loaf Rock, which stands on one side of the harbour's mouth, so nearly right ahead that they had not to alter their course above a point in order... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - Astronomy - 1840 - 458 pages
...on account of a thick fog which enveloped them, is this cleared away, they had the satisfaction of seeing the great Sugar-Loaf Rock, which stands on...of the harbor's mouth, so nearly right ahead, that they had not to alter their course above a point, in order to hit the entrance of the harbor. This... | |
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Rock, which stands on one side of the harbor's mouth, so nearly right ahead that we had not to alter our course above a point in order to hit the entrance of Rio. This was the first land we had seen for three months, after crossing so many seas, and being... 
