 ... of the waves had worn away a great portion of the base over the water into deep nooks and caves, destroying the balance of the mass. While we were passing, the crisis of this tedious process chanced to arrive; the huge white rock tottered for a moment,...  Hochelaga: Or, England in the New World - Page 356by George Warburton - 1846Full view - About this book
 | 1847 - 356 pages
...to arrive; the huge white rock tottered for a moment, then fell into the calm sea with a sound like the roar of a thousand cannon, the spray rose to a...domes had vanished, and a long, low island of rough ice and snow lay on the surface of the water. There is something impressive and dismal in the fate... | |
 | 1847 - 214 pages
...to arrive ; the huge white rock tottered for a moment, then fell into the calm sea with a sound like the roar of a thousand cannon, the spray rose to a great height into the air, and large waves rolled round,spreading their wide circles over the ocean, each ring d iminishing till at length they sank... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - Readers - 1875 - 348 pages
...arrive. 4. The huge white mass tottered for a moment, then fell into the calm sea with a sound like the roar of a thousand cannon; the spray rose to a...wide circles over the ocean, each ring diminishing in height till at length they all sank to rest. When the spray had fallen again, the glittering domes... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1878 - 328 pages
...to arrive ; the huge white rock tottered for a moment, then fell into the calm sea with a sound like the roar of a thousand cannon, the spray rose to a...domes had vanished, and a long, low island of rough ice and snow lay on the surface of the water. There is something impressive and dismal in the fate... | |
 | Hutchinson Family (Singers) - Electronic books - 1989 - 506 pages
...to arrive; the huge white rock tottered for a moment, then fell into the calm sea, with a sound like the roar of a thousand cannon; the spray rose to a...glittering domes had vanished, and a long, low island of round snow and ice lay on the surface of the water. The gents and ladies walked the upper deck some... | |
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