 | 1814 - 550 pages
...whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar snows, he seemed proof against peril, and seemed empowered with ubiquity ! The whole continent of Europe...their execution. Scepticism bowed to the prodigies of bis performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief,... | |
 | 1814 - 580 pages
...• Nature had no. obstacles that he did not surmount ; space no opposition that he did not spurn ; and whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar snows, he seemed proof against peril, and seemed empowered with ubiquity ! The whole continent of Europe trembled at beholding the audacity of... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc - 1817 - 234 pages
...field. Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount — space no opposition that he did not spurn; and whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar...execution. Scepticism bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1817 - 680 pages
...field. " Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount — space no opposition that he did not spurn; and whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar...execution. Scepticism bowed to the prodigies of his wrformance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1817 - 248 pages
...field. Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount — space no opposition that he did not spurn; and whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar...at beholding the audacity of his designs, and the miracle8 of their execution. Scepticism bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., English - 1817 - 166 pages
...field. Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount — space no opposition that he did not spurn; and, whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or Polar snows, he seemed proof again>t peril, and endowed with ubiquity! The whole Continent of Europe trembled at beholding the audacity... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Speeches, addresses, etc., Irish - 1820 - 296 pages
...field. Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount—space no opposition that he did not spurn; and whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar...execution. Scepticism bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or... | |
 | Charles Phillips - Ireland - 1822 - 324 pages
...field. Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount—space no opposition that he did not spurn ; and whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar...execution. Scepticism bowed to the prodigies of his performance ; romance assumed the air of history ; nor was there aught too incredible for belief, or... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...no obstacles which he did not surmount ; in space, BO opposition that he did not spurn; and wh.ther amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or Polar snows, he seemed proof against peril, and empowered with ubiquhy !' The whole continent of Europe trembled ut beholding the audacity of his designs, and the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 484 pages
...field. Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount — space no opposition that he did not spurn ; and, whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or Polar snows, he seemed proof against peril, and endowed with ubiquitv ! The whole continent of Europe trembled at beholding the audacity of his designs,... | |
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Nature had no obstacles that he did not surmount ; space no opposition that he did not spurn : and whether amid Alpine rocks, Arabian sands, or polar snows, he seemed proof against peril, and empowered with ubiquity! The whole continent of Europe trembled... 
