 The ice had cracks and large fissures in many places, some of which formed chasms of one or two feet wide; but as they are not uncommon even in its best state, and the dogs easily leap over them, the sledge following without danger, they are only terrible...  Omniana, Or Horæ Otiosiores ... - Side 167af Robert Southey - 1812Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1805 - 596 sider
...strong from the north-west, nothing less than a sudden change of weather was expected. The sun had now reached its height, and there was as yet little or...and they began to think it prudent to keep closer to the shore. The ice had cracks and fissures in many places, some of which formed chasms of one or two... | |
 | bp. John Beck Holmes, John Holmes - 1818 - 492 sider
...blew hard from the northwest, no sudden change of weather was expected. The sun had now reached his height, and there was as yet little or no alteration...But the motion of the sea under the ice had grown so perceptible as rather to alarm our travellers, and they began to think it prudent to keep closer... | |
 | bp. John Beck Holmes, John Holmes - 1818 - 488 sider
...change of weather was expected. The sun had now reached his height, and there was as yet little or ne alteration in the appearance of the sky. But the motion of the sea under the ice had grown so perceptible as rather to alarm our travellers, and they began to think it prudent to keep closer... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1821 - 300 sider
...than a sudden change of weather was expected. The sun had now reached its height, and there was as yet no alteration in the appearance of the sky. But the...and they began to think it prudent to keep closer to the shore. The ice had cracks and fissures in many places, some of which formed chasms of one or two... | |
 | 1816 - 1004 sider
...height in the horizon, and as yet there was little or no alteration in the aspect of the sky. But as the motion of the sea under the ice had grown more perceptible, they became rather alarmed, and began to think it prudent to keep close to . * In Labrador, a slcdgf... | |
 | 1864 - 346 sider
...blew hard from the north-west, no sudden change of weather was expected. The sun had now reached his height, and there was as yet little or no alteration...But the motion of the sea under the ice had grown so perceptible as rather to alarm the travellers, and they began to think it prudent to keep closer... | |
 | John Holmes - 1827 - 490 sider
...blew hard from the northwest, no sudden change of weather was expected. The sun had now reached his height, and there was as yet little or no alteration...But the motion of the sea under the ice had grown so perceptible as rather to alarm the travellers, and they began to think it prudent to keep closer... | |
 | John Holmes - 1827 - 506 sider
...ble«5»hard from the northwest, no sudden change of weather (Fas expected. The sun had now reached his height, and there was as yet little or no alteration...But the motion of the sea under the ice had grown so perceptible as rather to alarm the travellers, and they began to think it prudent to keep closer... | |
 | John Holmes - 1827 - 492 sider
...northwest, no sudden change of weather was expected. The sun had now reached his height, and there wag as yet. little or no alteration in the appearance...But the motion of the sea under the ice had grown so perceptible as rather to alarm the travellers, and they began to think it prudent to keep closer... | |
 | 1831 - 366 sider
...strong from the north-west, nothing less than a sudden change of weather was expected. The sun had now reached its height, and there was as yet little or...and they began to think it prudent to keep closer to the shore. The ice had cracks and large fissures in many places, some of which formed chasms of one... | |
| |
