The Dolomite Mountains: Excursions Through Tyrol, Carinthia, Carniola, & Friuli in 1861, 1862, & 1863 |
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Page 62 - is nothing more " Than an old castle, — and a creaking door — " A distant hovel — " Clanking of chains — a gallery — a light,— " Old armour— and a phantom all in white—
Page xv - They arrest the attention by the singularity and picturesqueness of their forms, by their sharp peaks or horns, sometime* rising up in pinnacles and obelisks, at others extending in serrated ridges, teethed like the jaw of an alligator ; now fencing in the valley with an escarped precipice many thousand feet high, and often cleft with numerous fissures all running nearly vertically.
Page 115 - Kofel; the tiist, sliced off, as by the malice of a Titan, at a single blow; the second, an array of splintered spires, ashy-tinted or pale yellow. A confusion of cindery peaks and precipices succeed, bearing northward ; a green elevation of the Seisser itself hides more of them from view, as it has already hidden the Oertler and his fellows. But a sudden dip shows a portion of the Noric chain, clear, this day, with its delicate snows. The Lang Kofel undoubtedly centres in itself the chief interest...
Page 39 - The furniture is often walnut-wood; neatly framed prints are on the walls, and crimson coverlets on the beds. But the Tyrolese country inn, in its charming and kindly simplicity, will probably not long survive. It is already disappearing on the principal routes, where English tourists indulge in the 'bounce' peculiar to their nation, and shout ' Garcon ' to the modest, self-respecting Kellnerin.
Page xv - ... forms, by their sharp peaks or horns, sometimes rising up in pinnacles and obelisks, at others extending in serrated ridges, teethed like the jaw of an alligator; now fencing in the valley with an escarped precipice many thousand feet high, and often cleft with numerous fissures all running nearly vertically. They are perfectly barren, destitute of vegetation of any sort, and usually of a light yellow or whitish colour.
Page 60 - The delight of the universe.' The small compartments are views of towns and ports, and the spot where Magius collected his fleet. His pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where he was made a knight of the holy sepulchre — the principal figure represents Devotion, inscribed Ducit.
Page iii - Excursions through Tyrol, Carinthia, Carniola, and Friuli, in 1861, 1862, and 1 863 ; with a Geological Chapter, and Pictorial Illustrations from Original Drawings on the spot. By J. GILBERT and GC CHURCHILL, FRGS With Maps, 6 Plates in Chromolithography, and 26 Engravings on Wood.
Page 278 - ... one of the most beautiful drives I have seen. The plain between the two chains of mountains is elevated on the side where it meets the Carinthian mountains above the valley of the Save, and is rich in pasture, with clumps or hedgerows of trees, — walnuts, ash, elms, chesnuts, limes, and beeches. It is like an English nobleman's park, with an intermixture of corn, clover, and maize. There is a fine cliff to the right topped by a picturesque castle, and one range of broken hills, and four distinct...
Page 115 - ... rim, and looking back through this, the Schlern, which had been growing more imposing with every step, is seen filling up the space — a grand purple mass of wall. There is still a climb, and then huge white shapes rise in front over the undulating surface, like ships at sea; a little farther, and he who wishes- to behold the Dolomites has before him some of their finest specimens, circling round the green-domed Alp, which, like an inverted bowl, bears them on its sides.
Page 446 - Among the Dolomite castles, this must stand preeminent for size, situation, and history. It rivals in romantic position the castles in Calabria, or the monastery of Meteora, in Greece. No possible means of entrance can be seen in front, for the rock appears perpendicular on all sides ; behind, it is of less height, but still unscalable.