... than she used in delineating and in beautifying the Old World. . . . The heavens of America appear infinitely higher, the sky is bluer, the air is fresher, the cold is intenser, the moon looks larger, the stars are brighter, the thunder is louder,... The Quarterly Review - Page 5131846Full view - About this book
| Henry David Thoreau - 1803 - 492 pages
...is bluer, the air is fresher, the cold is intenser, the moon looks larger, the stars are brighter, the thunder is louder, the lightning is vivider, the...rain is heavier, the mountains are higher, the rivers longer, the forests bigger, the plains broader." This statement will do at least'to set against Buff... | |
| 1846 - 602 pages
...the air is fresher — the cold is intenser — the moon looks larger — the stars are brighter— the thunder is louder — the lightning is vivider...rivers larger — the forests bigger — the 'plains broarler; in short, the gigantic and beautiful features of the new world seem to correspond very wonderfully... | |
| 1846 - 614 pages
...the air is fresher — the cold is intenser — the moon looks larger — the stars are brighter — the thunder is louder — the lightning is vivider...which have lately been developed to mankind. < The ' The difference of climate in winter between the old and new world amounts, it has been estimated,... | |
| Sir Francis Bond Head - 1846 - 462 pages
...the air is fresher — the cold is intenser — the moon looks larger — the stars are brighter — the thunder is louder — the lightning is vivider...locomotive powers and other brilliant discoveries which, under the blessing of an Almighty power, have lately been developed to mankind. The difference of climate... | |
| 1846 - 610 pages
...the air is fresher — the cold is inteneer — the moon looks larger — the stare are brighter — the thunder is louder — the lightning is vivider...bigger — the plains broader ; in short, the gigantic, nnd beautiful features of the new world seem to correspond very wonderfully with the increased locomotive... | |
| 1847 - 796 pages
...the air is fresher — the cold is intenser — the moon looks larger — the stars are brighter — the thunder is louder — the lightning is vivider...locomotive powers and other brilliant discoveries which, under the blessing of an Almighty Power, have lately been developed to mankind.' (p. 1.) 7 The difference... | |
| 1847 - 576 pages
...brighter — the thunder is louder — the lightning is vivider — the wind is stronger — the rain heavier — the mountains are higher — the rivers...locomotive powers and other brilliant discoveries, which, under the blessing of an Almighty power, have lately been developed to mankind.' One of this list of... | |
| The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction.VOL.I.January to June,1847 - 1847 - 430 pages
...whiter, the air is fresher, the cold is more intense, the moon looks larger, the stars- are brighter, the thunder is louder, the lightning is vivider, the...larger, the forests bigger, the plains broader, in fact a second natural produce is as it were brought into notice : then follows, after two or three... | |
| 1847 - 432 pages
...whiter, the air is fresher, the cold is more intense, the moon looks larger, the stars are brighter, the thunder is louder, the lightning is vivider, the...larger, the forests bigger, the plains broader, in fact a second natural produce is as it were brought into notice: then follows, after two or three chapters,... | |
| Sir Francis Bond Head - 1847 - 462 pages
...stronger—the rain is heavier—the B mountains are higher—the rivers larger—the forests bigger—the plains broader; in short, the gigantic and beautiful...locomotive powers and other brilliant discoveries which, under the blessing of an Almighty power, have lately been developed to mankind. The difference of climate... | |
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