 It rushed into our sight, glittering in the moonbeams, a moving cataract, tossing before it ancient trees, and snapping them against its banks. It was preceded by a point of meandering water, picking its way, like a thing of life, through the deepest...  An Introduction to the Birds of Australia - Seite 13von John Gould - 1848 - 134 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1848 - 788 Seiten
...the finest efforts of the pencil. " By my party," says Sir T. Mitchell, "situated as we were at the time — beating about the country, and impeded in...excessively from thirst and extreme heat, — I am coRTinced the scene can never be forgotten ! There came abundance at once, the product of storms in... | |
 | 1849 - 488 Seiten
...bed, of what thus again became a flowing river. By my party, situated as we were at that time, beaiing about the country, and impeded in our journey, solely...can be forgotten. Here came at once abundance, the product of storms in the far-off mountains that overlooked our homes. My first impulse was to have... | |
 | 1848 - 796 Seiten
...most serene moonlight night was quite new to us all. At length, the rushing sound of waters and load cracking of timber, announced that the flood was in...can be forgotten. Here came at once abundance, the product of storms in the far off mountains, that overlooked our homes. My first impulse was to have... | |
 | 1848 - 446 Seiten
...waters and loud cracking of tin.ber. announce'd that the flood was in the next bend. It rushed i.ito our sight, glittering in the moonbeams, a moving cataract,...can be forgotten. Here came at once abundance, the product of storms in the far-off mountains that overlooked our homes. My first impulse was to have... | |
 | 1848 - 874 Seiten
...bank. Not one among them had ever witnessed such a sight before. 'At length,' pursues the narrative, ' it rushed into our sight, glittering in the moonbeams,...thirst and extreme heat — I am convinced the scene can never be forgotten. Here came at once abundance, the product of storms in the far-off mountains... | |
 | 1848 - 876 Seiten
...trees, and snapping them against iU banks. It was preceded by a point of meandering water, picking |ts way, like a thing of life, through the deepest parts...thirst and extreme heat — I am convinced the scene can never be forgotten. Here came at once abundance, the product of storms in the far-off mountains... | |
 | 1848 - 806 Seiten
...the finest efforts of the pencil. " By my party," says Sir T. Mitchell, " situated as we were at the time — beating about the country, and impeded in...thirst and extreme heat, — I am convinced the scene can never be forgotten ! There came abundance at once, the product of storms in the far-off mountains,... | |
 | 1848 - 802 Seiten
...the finest efforts of the pencil. " By my party," says Sir T. Mitchell, " situated as we were at the time — beating about the country, and impeded in...thirst and extreme heat, — I am convinced the scene can never be forgotten ! Títere came abundance at once, the product of storms in the far-off mountains',... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1848 - 822 Seiten
...again became a flowing riTtr. By my party, situated as we were at that time, beating about thecountn and impeded in our journey, solely by the almost total absence of —suffering excessively from thirst and extreme heat,—I urn conviiK the scene never can be forgotten.... | |
 | 1849 - 638 Seiten
...rending of trees with a loud noise. Such a phenomenon, in a most serene moonlight night, was quite new to us all. At length, the rushing sound of waters...and extreme heat, I am convinced the scene never can he forgotten. Here came at once abundance, the product of storms in the far-off mountains that overlooked... | |
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