 | 1840 - 326 Seiten
...passnge through the Blue Ridge. " This is, perhaps," says Mr. Jefferson, in his notes on Virginia, " one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand...the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of the mountain a hundred miles, to seek a vent. On your left appronches the Potomnc, in quest of a passnge... | |
 | 1840 - 342 Seiten
...passnge through the Blue Ridge. " This is, perhaps," says Mr. Jefferson, in his notes on Virginia, " one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand...the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of the mountain a hundred miles, to seek a vent. On your left appronches the Potomnc, in quest of a passnge... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1840 - 246 Seiten
...which we shall give to our readers. " The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge, is, perhaps, one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand...right comes up the Shenandoah, having ranged along tlie foot of the mountain a hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Potomac, in quest... | |
 | Bishop Davenport - 1843 - 604 Seiten
...rashness, and of folly." The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge, says Mr. Jeflerson, is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand...on a very high point of land. On your right comes the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of the mountain a hundred miles to seek a vent. On your... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1845 - 616 Seiten
...scenery of Harper's Ferry. He says : " ' The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge, is, perhaps, one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand...up the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of a mountain a hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Potomac, in quest of a passage... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1845 - 596 Seiten
...scenery of Harper's Ferry. He says : " ' The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge, is, perhaps, one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand on a very high point of land ; on your right conies up the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of a mountain a hundred miles to seek a vent.... | |
 | Francis Wyse - 1846 - 482 Seiten
...recovered !" " The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge," says Mr. Jefferson, " is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand...on a very high point of land ; on your right comes the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of the mountains a hundred miles to seek a vent. On your... | |
 | John Howard Hinton - 1850 - 1008 Seiten
...Notet on Virginia, pp. 21, -'-'. • " The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge is perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in .nature. You...very high point of land ; on your right comes up the Shcnandoah, having ranged along the foot of the mountain an hundred miles to seek a vent ; on your... | |
 | 1851 - 770 Seiten
...at Harper'? Ferry — that the sight is worth a voyage across the Atlantic ! " Yon stand," says he, "on a very high point of land. On your right comes up the Shenandoah, having ranged along the loot of a mouolaJn a hundred miles, to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Potomac, in quest of... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1852 - 614 Seiten
...scenery of Harper's Ferry. He says : " ' The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge, is, perhaps, one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand...up the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of a mountain a hundred miles to seek a vent. On your left approaches the Potomac, in quest of a passage... | |
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The passage of the Potomac through the Blue Ridge is, perhaps, one of the most stupendous scenes in nature. You stand on a very high point of land. On your right comes up the Shenandoah, having ranged along the foot of the mountain an hundred miles to... 
