| Patrick Brydone - 1773 - 394 pages
...circle of fnow and ice, which extends on all fides to the diftance of about eight miles. la the center of this circle, the great crater of the" mountain rears its burning head, .and the regions of intenfe cold and of ihtenfe heat feem for ever to be united in the fame point; • — On the north... | |
| Patrick Brydone - 1774 - 412 pages
...circle of fnow and ice, which extends on all fides to the diftance of about eight miles. In the center of this circle, the great crater of the mountain rears its burning head, and the regions of intenfe cold and of 'intenfe heat feem for ever to be united in the fame point. — On the north fide... | |
| Patrick Brydone - 1788 - 290 pages
...circle of mow and ice, which extends on all fides to the diftance of about eight miles. In the center of this circle, the great crater of the mountain rears its burning head ; and the regions of intend' cold and of intenfe heat feem for ever to be united in the fame point — On the north fide... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1803 - 328 pages
...nothing. The Regione Deserta, or the frigid zone of Etna, first arrests the attention. It is marked out by a circle of snow and ice, which extends on all sides to the distance of about eight miles. In the center of this circle, the great crater of the mountain rears its burning head ; and the extremes of... | |
| Thomas Smith - 1803 - 420 pages
...trees, which seem i" have acquired a wonderful degree of fertility: 'i 'kf Regionc Destrta is marked out by a circle of snow and ice, which extends on all sides to the distance of eight miles, beginning at the foot of the crater. . In the middle of the snowy region stands the prtat... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 420 pages
...nothing. The Hegione Deserta, or the frigid zone of Etna, first arrests the attention. It is marked out by a circle of snow and ice, which extends on all...crater of the mountain rears its burning head; and the extremes of intense cold, and intense heat, seem to be united in the same point. This region is immediately... | |
| John Adams - 1816 - 346 pages
...which extern!-; on all sides to the distanee of about eight miles. In the centre of this circle, (he great crater of the mountain rears its burning head...; and the regions of intense cold, and of intense heal, seem forever to be united in (be game point. On the north «ide of the snowy region, they assure... | |
| H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...Deserta or the frigid tone of /litna, is the first object that calls your attention. It is marked out by a , circle of snow and ice, which extends on all...about eight miles. In the centre of this circle, the créât crater of tbe mountain rears its burning head, and the regions of intense cold and of intense... | |
| 1823 - 876 pages
...or region. All these are plainly distinguished from the summit. The Rt-gione deserta, is marked out by a circle of snow and ice, which extends on all sides to the distance of about eight miles, beginning at the foot of the crater. Great part of this region is 'smooth and even. This is immediately... | |
| New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 pages
...Deserta, or the frigid zone of /r'.tna, is the first object that calls your attention. It is marked out by a circle of snow and ice, which extends on all...heat seem for ever to be united in the same point. — On the north side of the snowy regions, they assure us, there are several small lakes that are... | |
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