Not even the cry of a sea-mew or kittiwake broke the almost deathlike stillness,—no breath of wind stirred a ripple on the glassy water. The whole scene might well have been the fantastic dream of some imaginative painter, whose ambition soared beyond... Brush and Pencil - Seite 1341902Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Marie Corelli - 1896 - 566 Seiten
...prevailed. Not even the cry of a sea-mew or kittiwake broke the almost deathlike stillness, — no breath of wind stirred a ripple on the glassy water....whole scene might well have been the fantastic dream oi some imaginative painter, whose ambition soared beyond the limits of human skill. Yet it was only... | |
| 1907 - 1194 Seiten
...admired. Wetl might one utter such an exclamation of joy, for, "the whole scene might well have eben the fantastic dream of some imaginative painter, whose...ambition soared beyond the limits of human skill." MAGDAPIO flntonio P. Oliveros DENTIST A Tel. No. 1302 Manila, IF Bajada del Puente de \ •• > <... | |
| Daniel Jasper Singer - 1914 - 380 Seiten
...tint. Away in the distance a huge mass of rock stood out to view, wrapped in a veil of tender pink. The whole scene might well have been the fantastic dream of some imaginative painter whose ambition had soared beyond the limits of human skill. In my opinion there is no range in the world that presents... | |
| Peter Fjågesund, Ruth A. Symes - 2003 - 420 Seiten
...a sea-mew or kiniwake broke the almost deathlike stillness. - no breath of wind stirred a ripple of the glassy water. The whole scene might well have...sea which are common in Norway, especially on the Altenfjord, where, though beyond the Arctic circle, the climate in summer is that of another Italy,... | |
| 1914 - 868 Seiten
...get our bucket of minnows. It's the only cure when one gets the fever. The whole scene as we go along might well have been the fantastic dream of some imaginative painter whose ambitions soared beyond the limits of human skill. We now have reached the brook where we proceed to... | |
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