 | 1799 - 458 Seiten
...But I have never found any thing which conies near this, or can bear any companfon with it, either for the admirable regularity of the columns, the height of the arch, the fituation, the forms, the elegance of this production of nature, or its refemblance to the rnafter.-pieces... | |
 | Faujas-de-St.-Fond (cit., Barthélemy) - 1799 - 388 Seiten
...Troil. I have never found any thing which conies near this, or can bear any companfon with it, either for the admirable regularity of the columns, the height of the arch, the fituation, the forms, the elegance of this production of nature, or its refemblance to the mafter^pieces... | |
 | William Granger - 1807 - 538 Seiten
...But I have never found any thing which comes near this, or can bear any comparifon with it, either for the admirable regularity of the columns, the height of the arch, the fituation, the forms, the elegance of this production of nature, or its refemblance to the mafterpieces... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1808 - 600 Seiten
...can bear any 'comparison with it, for the admirable regularity of the columns, the height r Staffa. of the arch, the situation, the form, the elegance...share in its construction. It is therefore not at all surprising that tradition should have made it the abode of a hero." Staffa is nearly in the same degree... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1808 - 594 Seiten
...descriptions of several superb basaltic causeways and delightful caverns in the midst of lavas, but I have never found any thing which comes near to this,...the admirable regularity of the columns, the height Staffi. of the arch, the situation, the form, the elegance of this production of nature, or its resemblance... | |
 | 1829 - 632 Seiten
...522 descriptions of several basaltic causeways and delightful caverns in the midst of lavas, but I have never found any thing which comes near to this, or can bear any com. parison with it, for the admirable regularity of its columns, the height of the arch, the situation,... | |
 | Youth's instructor - 1822 - 488 Seiten
...a comparison with the Cave of Fingal, either for the height of the arch, the situation, the forms, the elegance of this production of nature, or its...resemblance to the master-pieces of art, though this had no share in its construction." — The following are its dimensions : — Breadth of the entrance... | |
 | John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - 1823 - 422 Seiten
...descriptions of several superb basaltic causeways, and delightful caverns in the midst of lavas; but I have never found any thing which comes near to this,...form, the elegance of this production of nature." The bottom of the Cave of Fingal is filled by the sea, which reaches to its further extremity. At this... | |
 | sir Richard Phillips - 1825 - 408 Seiten
...descriptions of several superb basaltic causeways, and delightful caverns in the midst of lavas ; but I have never found any thing which comes near to this,...in its construction. It is, therefore, not at all surprising, that tradition should have made it the abode of a hero." This wonderful work of nature... | |
 | James Mitchell - 1825 - 798 Seiten
...basaltic causeways, and delightful caverns in the midst of lavas; but 1 have never found any thing vhich comes near to this, or can bear any comparison with...share in its construction. It is therefore not at all surprising, that tradition should have made it the abode of a hero." This wonderful wotfc of nature... | |
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have seen many' ancient volcanoes, and I have given descriptions of several superb basaltic causeways, and delightful caverns in the midst of lavas ; but I have never found any thing which comes near to this, or can bear any comparison with it, for the... 
