 the world's great mistress on the Egyptian plain." But architecture, sculpture, and painting, all the arts which embellish life, had flourished in this overgrown forest: orators, warriors, and statesmen, beauty, ambition, and glory had lived and passed...  Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan - Sida 101efter John L. Stephens - 1841Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1841 - 404 sidor
...and " The world's great mistress on the Egyptian plain;" but architecture, sculpture, and pointing, all the arts which embellish life, had flourished...their past existence. Books, the records of knowledge, arc silent on this theme. The city was desolate. No remnant of this race hangs round the ruins, with... | |
 | George Oliver - 1849 - 190 sidor
...Travel," has the following reflections in the midst of the magnificent ruins of Copan in Mexico. " There were no associations connected with the place...records of knowledge, are silent on this theme. The city is desolate. No remnant of this race hangs round the ruins, with traditions handed down from father... | |
 | Robert Macoy - 1855 - 448 sidor
...but architecture, sculpture, and painting, all the arts which embellish life, had flourished in tin's overgrown forest ; orators, warriors, and statesmen...records of knowledge, are silent on this theme. The city is desolate. No remnant of this race hangs round the ruins, with traditions handed down from father... | |
 | 1855 - 878 sidor
...the arts which embel" lieh life, had flourished in this " overgrown forest ; orators, warriors, " aad statesmen, beauty, ambition, ' and glory, had lived...such things • had been, or could tell of their past ' eiieteace. Books, the record of know" ledge, are silent on the theme. The • city was desolate.... | |
 | George Oliver - 1856 - 250 sidor
...Travel," has the following reflections in the midst of the magnificent ruins of Copan in Mexico. " There were no associations connected with the place...records of knowledge, are silent on this theme. The city is desolate. No remnant of this race hangs round the ruins, with traditions handed down from father... | |
 | Sir Daniel Wilson - 1862 - 524 sidor
...sculpture, and painting, all the arts which embellish life, had flourished in this overgrown t T«--t ; orators, warriors, and statesmen, beauty, ambition,...that such things had been, or could tell of their |«iKt existence. Books, the records of knowledge, are •ileot on this theme. The city was desolate.... | |
 | George Oliver - 1864 - 280 sidor
...had flourished in this overgrown forest ; orators, warriors, and statesmen ; beauty, ambition, auJ glory, had lived and passed away, and none knew that...records of knowledge, are silent on this theme. The city is desolate. No remnant of this race hangs round the ruins, with traditions handed down from father... | |
 | sir Daniel Wilson - 1865 - 1014 sidor
...statesmen, beauty, ambition, and glory, had lived and passed xvi.] Mysterious Ruins of Podenque. 327 away ; and none knew that such things had been, or...existence Books, the records of knowledge, are silent ou this theme. The city was desolate. No remnant of this race hangs round the ruins, with traditions... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - 1871 - 664 sidor
...the Egyptian plain ;" but architecture, sculpture, and painting, all the arts which embellish Hfe, had flourished in this overgrown forest ; orators,...their past existence. Books, the records of knowledge, arc silent on this theme. 6. The city was desolate. It lay before ns like a shattered bark in the midst... | |
 | Robert L. O'Connell - 1997 - 316 sidor
...sculpture, and painting, all the arts which embellish life, had flourished in this overgrown forest . . . and none knew that such things had been, or could tell of their past existence. ... All was mystery; dark, impenetrable mystery," wrote American diplomat and explorer John Lloyd Stephens... | |
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