...beauty of picturesque scenery, he can scarcely define the various emotions which crowd upon his mind. He can scarcely distinguish what most excites his admiration ; — the deep silence of those soli- • tudes, the individual beauty and contrast of forms, or that vigour and freshness of vegetable...

...of picturesque scenery, he can scarcely define the various emotions, which crowd upon his mind; for he can scarcely distinguish what most excites his...admiration ; the deep silence of those solitudes; the beauty and contrast of forms; or that freshness and vigour of vegetable life, which characterise the...

...* Humboldt says of the American woods, " It is scarcely to be distinguished what most excites your admiration ; — the deep silence of those solitudes — the individual beauty and contrast of form — or that vigour and freshness 63 the magnificence of the scene from this lofty summit; for...

...tinguish what most excites his admiration, — " the deep silence of these solitudes, the indi" vidual beauty and contrast of forms, or that " vigour and...overloaded with " plants, does not allow them space to unfold " themselves." The trunks and branches of the trees are covered, not with mosses and lichens,...

...beauty of picturesque scenery, he can scarcely define the various emotions which crowd upon his mind ; he can scarcely distinguish what most excites his...the individual beauty and contrast of forms, or that vigor and freshness of vegetable life, which characterise the climate of the tropics. It might be said...

...of picturesque scenery, he can scarcely define the various emotions which crowd upon his mind ; lie can scarcely distinguish what most excites his admiration...the individual beauty and contrast of forms, or that vigor and freshness of vegetable life, which characterise the climate of the tropics. It might be said...

...beauty of picturesque scenery, he can scarcely define the various emotions which crowd upon his mind; he can scarcely distinguish what most excites his...that vigour and freshness of vegetable life which characterise the climate of the tropics. It might be said that the earth, overloaded with plants, does...

...the individual beauty and contrast of the forms, or the vigour and freshness of vegetable life that characterize the climate of the tropics. It might...said that the earth, overloaded with plants, does not leave them room enough for growth. The trunks of the trees are every where covered with a thick carpet...

...of picturesque scenery, he can scarcely define the various emotions which crowd upon his mind ; for he can scarcely distinguish what most excites his...admiration, the deep silence of those solitudes, the beauty and contrast of forms, or that freshness and vigour of vegetable life which characterize the...

...into the forests of South America, nature presents itself to him under such an unexpected aspect, that he can scarcely distinguish what most excites his...life which characterize the climate of the tropics.* What first claims attention is the great size of the trees, their thickness, and the height to which...