 ... stone, stood glimmering in the moonlight, like the sheeted spectre of some huge giant. A wilder, or more disconsolate dwelling, it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing against the rocky...  The Eclectic Review - Pagina 437geredigeerd door - 1819Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1819 - 544 pagina’s
...giant. A wilder, or more disconsolate dwelling, it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing...about this forlorn abode, excepting that one, and only one, of the narrow and staunchelled windows which appeared at irregular heights and distances... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1819 - 350 pagina’s
...giant. A wilder, or more disconsolate dwelling, it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing...about this forlorn abode, excepting that one, and only one, of the narrow and staunchelied windows which appeared at irregular heights and distances... | |
 | 1819 - 532 pagina’s
...giant. A wilder, or more disconsolate dwelling, it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing...symbol of unvaried and monotonous melancholy, not unminglecl with horror. Although the night was not far advanced, there was no sign of living inhabitant... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1819 - 352 pagina’s
...giant. A wilder, or more disconsolate dwelling, it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing...ear what the landscape was to the eye— a symbol ef unvaried and monotonous melancholy, not unmingled with horror. Although the night was not far advanced,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 268 pagina’s
...perhaps difficult to conceive.. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively (lashing against the rocky beach at a profound distance beneath, was to the ear what the landscape was to the eye—a symbol of unvaried and monotonous UK lancholy, not unminglcd with horror. Although the night... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 376 pagina’s
...giant. A wilder, or more disconsolate dwelling, it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing...about this forlorn abode, excepting that one, and only one, of the narrow and staunchelled windows which appeared at irregular heights and distances... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pagina’s
...huge giant. A wilder or more disconsolate dwelling it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing...there was no sign of living inhabitant about this forVOL. III. D lorn abode, excepting that one, and only one, of the narrow and staunchelled windows,... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pagina’s
...huge giant. A wilder or more disconsolate dwelling it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing...there was no sign of living inhabitant about this forVOL. HI. D lorn abode, excepting that one, and only one, of the narrow and staunchelled windows,... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 404 pagina’s
...huge giant. A wilder or more disconsolate dwelling it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing...beneath, was to the ear what the landscape was to the eye—a symbol of unvaried and monotonous melancholy, not unmingled with horror. Although the night... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1833 - 852 pagina’s
...giant. A wilder, or more disconsolate dwelling, it was perhaps difficult to conceive. The sombrous and heavy sound of the billows, successively dashing...symbol of unvaried and monotonous melancholy, not unmingjcd with horror. Although the night was not far advanced, there was no sign of living inhabitant... | |
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