| John Moore - 1787 - 532 Seiten
...extremities, where it is much U 3 " higher. higher. People of fafhion generally drive through this paflage with torches, but the country people and foot paflengers...from above. .. Mr. Addifon tells us, that the common •'•••'•• *••".*'*. . ,J people of Naples, in his time, believed that this paflage through... | |
| 1791 - 822 Seiten
...of famion generally drive through this way with torches; but the country people and foot paffengers find their way, without much difficulty, by the light which enters at the extremities, and at two apertures pierced through the roof, near the middle of the grotto. — Mr. Addifon tells us, that the... | |
| Alexander Adam - 1794 - 748 Seiten
...fafhion generally drive through this paflage with torches, but the country people and foot p:iffengers find their way without much difficulty, by the light...holes pierced through the mountain near the middle cf the grotto, which admit light from above. U By By whom this grotto was firft made is uncertain.... | |
| John Walker - 1795 - 806 Seiten
...height. People of tafhion generally drive through this paiTige with torchts ; but the country peopk- find their way, without much difficulty, by the light which enters at the extremities, and at * holes pierced through the mountain, near the middle ot the grotto, which admit light from above.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 822 Seiten
...it is much more elevated. People of fafhion generally drive through this paffage with torches ; but the light which enters at the extremities, and at two holes, pierced through the mountain, renders it not difficult for paWengers to find their way. Two miles beyond this grotto is a circular... | |
| 512 Seiten
...fafhion generally drive through this way with torches ; but the country people and foot paffengers find their way, without much difficulty, by the light which enters at the extremities, and at two apertures pierced through the roof, near the middle of the grotto. — Mr Addifon tells us, that the... | |
| John Walker - 1801 - 978 Seiten
...through this paflage with torches ; but the country people find their way, without much difficulty, hy the light which enters at the extremities, and at...middle of the grotto, which admit light from above. On this mountain alio, is the celebrated tomb of Virgil, overgrown with ivy, nnd (haded with branches,... | |
| Alexander Adam - 1802 - 914 Seiten
...ЫЪшп generally drive through this p.iiTige with torches, but the country people and foot paflengcrc find their way without much difficulty, by the light which enters at the extremities, and at two lióles pierced through the mountain pear the midcMe of the grotto, which admit light from above. By... | |
| John Harwood Moore - 1803 - 506 Seiten
...fafhion generally drive through this paffage with torches, but the country peopleand foot paffengers find their way without much difficulty by the light...people of Naples, in his time, believed that this paffage through the mountain was the work of magic, and that Virgil was the magician. But this is the... | |
| Richard Brookes - 1812 - 822 Seiten
...height. People of fashion generally drive through this passage with torches ; but the country people find their way, without much difficulty, by the light...middle of the grotto, which admit light from above. On this mountain also is the celebrated tomb of Virgil, overgrown with ivy, and shaded with an ancient... | |
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