 ... stone, I pushed the Indians away, and cleared out the loose earth with my hands. The beauty of the sculpture, the solemn stillness of the woods, disturbed only by the scrambling of monkeys and the chattering of parrots, the desolation of the city,...  The St. Peterburg English Review - Sida 75redigerad av - 1842Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1842 - 574 sidor
...; and when the machete rang against the chiselled stone, I pushed the Indians away, and cleared ont the loose earth with my bands. The beauty of the sculpture,...over it, all created an interest higher, if possible, lhan I had ever felt among the ruins of the Old World. After several hours' absence I returned to Mr.... | |
 | John L. Stephens - 1841 - 524 sidor
...against the chiselled stone, I pushed the Indians away, and cleared out the loose earth with my hands. The beauty of the sculpture, the solemn stillness...absence I returned to Mr. Catherwood, and reported upward of fifty objects to be copied. I found him not so well pleased as I expected with my report.... | |
 | Stephens - 1841 - 534 sidor
...against the chiselled stone, I pushed the Indians away, and cleared out the loose earth with my hands. The beauty of the sculpture, the solemn stillness...desolation of the city, and the mystery that hung it, uU created an interest higher, if possible, than I o\ tur felt among the ruins of the Old World.... | |
 | John L. Stephens - 1841 - 534 sidor
...the chattering of parrots, the desolation of the city, and the mystery that hung INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. over it, all created an interest higher, if possible,...absence I returned to Mr. Catherwood, and reported upward of fifty objects to be copied. I found him not so well pleased as I expected with my report.... | |
 | 1841 - 404 sidor
...against the chiseled stone, I pushed the Indians away, and cleared out the loose earth with my hands. The beauty of the sculpture, the solemn stillness...chattering of parrots, the desolation of the city, and tho mystery that hung over it, all created an interest higher, if possible, than I had ever felt among... | |
 | 1842 - 630 sidor
...against the chiselled stone, I pushed the Indians away, and cleared out the loose earth with my hands. The beauty of the sculpture, the solemn stillness...by the scrambling of monkeys and the chattering of parrols, the desolation of the city, and the mystery that hung over it, all created an interest higher,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 354 sidor
...against the chiseled stone, I pushed the Indians away and cleared out the loose earth with my hands. The beauty of the sculpture, the solemn stillness...I had ever felt among the ruins of the Old World." Many drawings of the sculptures above described, have been published in the work of Mr. Stephens. Viewed... | |
 | John L. Stephens - 1858 - 602 sidor
...against the chiselled stone, I pushed the Indians away, and cleared out the loose earth with my hands. The beauty of the sculpture, the solemn stillness...all created an interest higher, if possible, than 1 had ever felt among the ruins of the Old World. After several hours' absence I returned to Mr. Catherwood.... | |
 | Pictures - 1871 - 272 sidor
...against the chiselled stone, I pushed the Indians away, and cleared out the loose earth with my hands. The beauty of the sculpture — the solemn stillness...I had ever felt among the ruins of the Old World." Notwithstanding the diligence with which they worked, Mr. Stephens soon became aware that it was uncertain... | |
 | Mircea Eliade - 1989 - 388 sidor
...against the chiselled stone, I pushed the Indians away, and cleared out the loose earth with my hands. The beauty of the sculpture, the solemn stillness...scrambling of monkeys and the chattering of parrots, the absolute solitude of the site, and the mystery that hung over it, all created an interest higher, if... | |
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