 | Mīr Amman Dihlavī, Lewis Ferdinand Smith - 1884 - 282 oldal
...was to be seen but an expanse of water—no limit to it could be perceived, nor did we know its name. O God, cried I, how shall we pass this sea ; we Stoo'd reflecting on "this sad obstacle for a few moments when the thought came into my mind to leave the Prindess there, and to go in search of... | |
 | Marshall P. Thatcher - 1884 - 446 oldal
...upon his arm, seemed to be engaged in trying to light his pipe. Through the woods, along their front, as far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but the heavy gray columns of the enemy moving slowly but confidently forward. Presently they halted, when... | |
 | Marshall P. Thatcher - 1884 - 510 oldal
...his arm, seemed to be engaged in trying to light his pipe. Through the woods, along their front, is far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but the heavy gray columns of the enemy moving slowly but confidently forward. Presently they halted, when... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macgregor, Alexander Macbain - 1886 - 592 oldal
...trip, there being no roads in that part of Harris. The prospect was everywhere most dismal. For miles, as far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but reddish-grey rock, varied occasionally by a small loch. And yet there was a large population even in... | |
 | Alexander Edwin Sweet, John Armoy Knox - 1887 - 208 oldal
...was giving us for our money. The landscape was almost as monotonous and tiresome as the brakesman. As far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen except the almost level prairie, destitute of trees. The houses seemed to be about five miles apart,... | |
 | Malcolm Bell - 1889 - 244 oldal
...within a few inches of its top, and then passed racing on and soon disappeared in the distance, so that as far as the eye could reach nothing was to be seen but the waves dancing and sparking in the sunshine. It was indeed for all the world like being on shipboard,... | |
 | Albert Millican - 1891 - 318 oldal
...greatest penal settlement in the world it could not have been a more barren and desolate-looking place. As far as the eye could reach nothing was to be seen but bare rocks and sand, and there was not a vestige of a town or even a hut in sight to show that the... | |
 | Edward Newenham Hoare - 1894 - 410 oldal
...was in motion j apd soon the broken country was passed, and the wide prairie opened out on all sides. Far as the eye could reach nothing was to be seen but undulating grass -land. Here and there patches had been enclosed and brought under cultivation, but... | |
 | Mīr Amman Dihlavī - 1895 - 738 oldal
...journey we came suddenly to the banks of a large river, the sight of which would appal the firmest heart. As we stood on its banks as far as the eye could reach, nothing was to he seen but an expanse of water, no limit to it could be perceived, nor did we know its name. 0 God,... | |
 | Elizabeth Wormeley Latimer - 1897 - 502 oldal
...when we were roused by the noise of a mob rushing down the street and gathering in front of the inn. As far as the eye could reach nothing was to be seen but a compact crowd of peasants, most of them with clasp-knives in their hands. At the sight of us at the... | |
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As we stood on its banks, as far as the eye could reach, nothing was to be seen but water; no means of crossing was to be found. 
