 ... the form of an S. The river falls perpendicularly, without a single contact with the rock, nine hundred feet, into a valley scarcely broader than itself. ' The effect is very grand. The body of water is, perhaps, equal to that of the Nandek, in Switzerland....  A summer at De Courcy lodge - Strona 175autor: Jane Bourne - 1845 - Liczba stron: 80Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
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...is, perhaps, equal to that of the Nandek, in Switzerland. Before reaching the edge of the precipice, it has acquired such velocity from its course down...their peculiar character, and, joining in the rush of water, dash themselves into the abyss. ' We stood for some minutes contemplating with a mixture of... | |
 | Charles Boileau Elliott - 1833 - Liczba stron: 358
...water is perhaps equal to that of the Handek in Switzerland. Before reaching the edge of the precipice it has acquired such velocity from its course down...convex figure. These seem for a moment to pause in mid-air as if supported by their own buoyancy ; then, gradually sinking, they lose their peculiar character,... | |
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