 The astonished sight is there arrested by a vast open square containing the bodies of many thousand animals, piled in pyramidical heaps, on all sides ; cows, sheep, hogs, fowls, butter, eggs, fish, all are stiffened into granite. The fish are attractively...  Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden: During the Years 1805, 1806, 1807 ... - Page 102de Sir Robert Ker Porter - 1809 - 475 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1809 - 604 pages
...Arch- • angel and other parts of the country. ' Cows, sheep, hogs, fowls, butter, eggs, fish, are all stiffened into granite. ' The fish are attractively...clearness of wax imitations. The beasts present a far less pler.sing spect ^<;le. Most of the larger sort being skinned, and classed according to their species... | |
 | 1824 - 56 pages
...the city dedicated to the sale of frozen proyisious. The astonished sight is there arrested by a vast open square containing the bodies of many thousand...beautiful ; possessing the vividness of their Living colour, with the transparent clearness of wax imitations. The beasts present a far less pleasing spectacle.... | |
 | 1824 - 312 pages
...the city dedicated to the sale of frozen provisions. The astonished sight is there arrested by a vast open square containing the bodies of many thousand...attractively beautiful ; possessing the vividness of their Kving colour, with the transparent clearness of wax imitations. The beasts present a far less pleasing... | |
 | 1826 - 376 pages
...arrested by a vast open square, containing the bodies of many thousand animals, piled in pyramidal heaps, on all sides ; cows, sheep, hogs, fowls, butter,...beautiful ; possessing the vividness of their living colour, with the transparent clearness of wax imitations. The beasts present a far less pleasing spectacle.... | |
 | 1826 - 384 pages
...arrested by a vast open square, containing the bodies of many thousand animals, piled in pyramidal heaps, on all sides ; cows, sheep, hogs, fowls, butter,...The fish are attractively beautiful ; possessing the vivid* ness of their living colour, with the transparent clearness of wax imitations. The beasts present... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1865 - 462 pages
...arrested by a vast open square, containing the bodies of many thousand animals, piled in pyramidal heaps, on all sides ; cows, sheep, hogs, fowls, butter, eggs, fish, all are stifíened into granite. The fish are thus rendered attractively beautiful, possessing the vividness... | |
 | Richard Miller Devens - 1868 - 906 pages
...arrested by a vast open square, containing the bodies of many thousand animals, piled in pyramidal heaps, on all sides ; cows, sheep, hogs, fowls, butter,...fish, all are stiffened into granite. The fish are thus rendered attractively beautiful, possessing the vividness of their living color, with the transparent... | |
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