 | Mrs. Hemans - Slavery - 1872 - 694 pages
...formed at the top, and above it rose innumerable castles, all perfectly alike ; these again changed into towers, which were shortly after lost in colonnades,...last ended In pines, cypresses, and other trees."— SWIXBCRKI'I ZVondi <• the Tm Sicilifi. But oh ! what words the vision may portray, The form of sanctitudc... | |
 | Felicia Dorothea Hemans - 1872 - 654 pages
...formed at the top, and above it rose innumerable castles, all perfectly alike ; these again changed into towers, which were shortly after lost in colonnades, then windows, and at last ended in pities, cypresses, and other trees." — SWINBURNE'S TravfU in the Tm SMlia. LXXVI. But oh ! what words... | |
 | World - 1874 - 452 pages
...chiaroscuro, a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade. In a moment they lost half their height,...towers, which were shortly after lost in colonnades, and, at last, ended in pines, cypresses, and other trees, even and similar. This was the Fata Morgana,... | |
 | John Platts - Curiosities and wonders - 1876 - 986 pages
...scuro, a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade. In a moment they lost half their height,...long cornice was next formed on the top, and above it arose castles innumerable, all perfectly alike. These soon split into towers, which were shortly after... | |
 | Half hours - 1877 - 402 pages
...chiaroscuro, a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade. In a moment they lost half their height, and bent into arcades like Eoman aqueducts. A long cornice was next formed on the top, and above it rose castles innumerable,... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - 1878 - 696 pages
...formed at the top, and above it rose innumerable castles, all perfectly alike ; these again changed into towers, which were shortly after lost in colonnades,...last ended in pines, cypresses, and other trees." — SWINBURNE'S Traveltin the Tico Sicüia. Bat oh ! what words the vision may portray, The form of... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - Literary Collections - 2000 - 682 pages
...half their height, and] bent into arcades, like Roman aqueducts. A long cornice was next formed at the top, and above it rose castles innumerable, all...last ended in pines, cypresses, and other trees." — Swinburne's Travels in the Two Sicilies. [FH] "Journey to Reggio," Travels 1.366. Swinburne continues,... | |
 | World - 1860 - 344 pages
...mirror was depicted a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in height, distance, &c. In a moment they lost half their height, and bent into arcades. A long cornice was next formed on the top, and above it rose castles innumerable, all perfectly alike.... | |
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On this glass was depicted, in chiaroscuro, a string of several thousands of pilasters, all equal in altitude, distance, and degree of light and shade. In a moment they lost half their height, and bent into arcades .like Roman aqueducts. A long cornice... 
