 The waters which fall from this horrible precipice do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable, making an outrageous noise, more terrible than that of thunder ; for when the wind blows out of the south their dismal roaring may be heard more...  The United States Democratic Review - Seite 1931839Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Wickes Taylor - 1854 - 562 Seiten
...two Falls, with an Isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable,...terrible than that of Thunder, for when the Wind blows from off the South, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen Leagues off. " The Eiver Niagara... | |
 | James Wickes Taylor - 1854 - 604 Seiten
...sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam and boil after tlie most hideous manner imaginable, making an outrageous...terrible than that of Thunder, for when the Wind blows from off the South, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen Leagues off. " The River Niagara... | |
 | George Drought Warburton - 1855 - 310 Seiten
...of water, with an island sloping across the middle of it. The waters which fall from this horrible precipice do foam and boil after the most hideous...thunder ; for when the wind blows out of the south this dismal roaring may be heard more than fifteen leagues off; the Niagara river at the foot of the... | |
 | Charles Richard Weld - 1855 - 440 Seiten
...inevitably casts them headlong above six hundred foot high. The waters which fall from this horrible precipice do foam and boil after the most hideous...outrageous noise, more terrible than that of thunder. I could not conceive how it came to pass that four great lakes, the least of which is 400 leagues in... | |
 | William Ketchum - 1864 - 452 Seiten
...two falls, with an Isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam, and boil, after the most hideous manner imaginable,...terrible than that of thunder, for when the wind blows from the south, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen leauges off. * Probably meaning the... | |
 | William Ketchum - 1864 - 456 Seiten
...two falls, with an Isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam, and boil, after the most hideous manner imaginable,...terrible than that of thunder, for when the wind blows from the south, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen leauges off. 'Probably meaning the... | |
 | James Macaulay - 1871 - 512 Seiten
...two Falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this vast height do foam and boil after the most hideous manner imaginable,...terrible than that of thunder; for when the wind blows from off the south, their dismal roaring may be heard above fifteen leagues off. " The river Niagara... | |
 | George Washington Holley - 1872 - 186 Seiten
...and two falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this horrible precipice do foam and boil after the most hideous...roaring may be heard more than fifteen leagues off. " The river Niagara having thrown itself down this incredible precipice, continues its impetuous course... | |
 | 1872 - 806 Seiten
...and two falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from Ihis horrible precipice do foam and boil after the most hideous...roaring may be heard more than fifteen leagues off." MISCELLANY. Bowlders of (be Long Island Drift.— In a paper read before the Natural History section... | |
 | 1872 - 798 Seiten
...and two falls, with an isle sloping along the middle of it. The waters which fall from this horrible precipice do foam and boil after the most hideous...blows out of the south their dismal roaring may be beard more than fifteen leagues off." MISCELLANY. Bowlders of (be Long Island Drift.— In a paper... | |
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