Hawaii: The Past, Present, and Future of Its Island-kingdomLongmans, Green, and Company, 1866 - 523 strani |
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Stran 12
... seen , on a nearer view , the dark forests which clothe the lower region of the mountains ; whilst giddy precipices front the sea , of from 1000 to 3000 feet in perpendicular height , against whose walls the waves beat and surge and ...
... seen , on a nearer view , the dark forests which clothe the lower region of the mountains ; whilst giddy precipices front the sea , of from 1000 to 3000 feet in perpendicular height , against whose walls the waves beat and surge and ...
Stran 19
... seen from the brow of a hill , was like that of a vast forest in flames ; while the vapour , which floated high above the crater , threw down its reflection of the volcanic fire , enhancing the effect by a mirror - like re- petition ...
... seen from the brow of a hill , was like that of a vast forest in flames ; while the vapour , which floated high above the crater , threw down its reflection of the volcanic fire , enhancing the effect by a mirror - like re- petition ...
Stran 24
... seen flowing northward and westward from the crater , with subsidiary streams . Their motion was marked by the sudden ignition of trees , which fell in that short , fiery embrace . The ap- pearance at night is thus described : The ...
... seen flowing northward and westward from the crater , with subsidiary streams . Their motion was marked by the sudden ignition of trees , which fell in that short , fiery embrace . The ap- pearance at night is thus described : The ...
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