 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 474 pàgines
...the luppofed flatue of the giant prefented itfelf to our view. We quickly perceived, that what tlie ignorant natives had been terrified at as a giant,...the water dropping from the roof of the cave, and by degree» К hardening s. hardening into a figure that their fears nad formed in" to a monfter. Incited... | |
 | 1798 - 408 pàgines
...had not proceeded above twenty paces before the fuppofed llatue of the giant prefented itfelf to our view. We quickly perceived that what the ignorant...roof of the cave, and by degrees hardening into a figure which their fears had formed into a monfter. Incited by this extraordinary appearance, we were... | |
 | George Gregory - 1798 - 582 pàgines
...had not proceeded above twenty paces, when the fuppofed ftatue of the giant prefented itfelf to our view. We quickly perceived, that what the ignorant...roof of the cave, and by degrees hardening into a figure that their fears had formed into a monitor. Incited by this extraordinary appearance, we were... | |
 | John Wesley, George Story - 1818 - 934 pàgines
...had not proceeded above twenty paces, when the .supposed statue of the giant presented itself to our view. We quickly perceived, that what the ignorant...been terrified at as a giant, was nothing more than a sparry concretion, formed by the water dropping from the roof of the cave, and by degrees hardening;... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pàgines
...had not proceeded above twenty paces, when the fuppofed flame of the giant prefented itfelf to our view. We quickly perceived, that what the ignorant...roof of the cave, and by degrees hardening into a figure, which their fears had formed into a monfter. Incited by this extraordinary appearance, we were... | |
 | Lady - 1799 - 284 pàgines
...ignorant natives had beea terrified at ' as1 a giant, was nothing more than a fparry concre•' tion, formed by the water dropping from the roof * of the cave, and by degrees hardening into a figure ' that their fears had formed into a monfter. In. 4 cited by this extraordinary appearance,... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 232 pàgines
...had not proceeded above twenty paces, when the fuppofed ftatue of the giant prefented itfelf to our view. We quickly perceived that what the ignorant...roof of the cave, and by degrees hardening into a figure, that their fears had formed into a monfter. 5. Incited by this extraordinary appearance, we... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1805 - 288 pàgines
...twenty paces, when the fuppofed ftatue of the giant prefented itfelf to our view. We quickly ptrceivc'd, that what the ignorant natives had been terrified...-roof of the cave and by degrees hardening into a figure, which their fears had formed into a monfter. Incited by this extraordinary appearance, we were... | |
 | William Granger - 1805 - 648 pàgines
...the fuppofed ftatue of the giant prefented itfelf to our view. We quickly perceived, thai what t he ignorant natives had been terrified at as a giant,...roof of the cave, and by degrees hardening into a figure that their fears had formed into a monfter. Incited by this extraordinary appearance, we were... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pàgines
...twenty paces, when ihe supposed statue of the giant presented itself to our view. We quickly perceived what the ignorant natives had been terrified at as a giant, was nothing more than a sparry concretion, formed by the water dropping from the roof of the cave, and by degrees hardening... | |
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Recovering the first surprise, however, we entered boldly ; and had not proceeded above twenty paces, when the supposed statue of the giant presented itself to our view. We quickly perceived, that what the ignorant natives had been terrified at as a giant,... 
