 | William Hickling Prescott - 1846 - 524 pages
...day fling their broad shadows over the land. In the distance beyond the blue waters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening foliage, was seen a...over the scene; when the stately forests have been laid low, and the soil, unsheltered from the fierce radiance of a tropical sun, is in many places abandoned... | |
 | William Hickling Prescott - 1843 - 514 pages
...land. In the distance beyond the blue waters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening fpliage, was seen a shining speck, the rival capital of Tezcuco,...over the scene ; when the stately forests have been laid low, and the soil, unsheltered from the fierce radiance of a tropical sun, is in many places abandoned... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1844 - 574 pages
...day fling their broad shadows over the land. In the distance beyond the blue waters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening foliage, was seen a...over the scene ; when the stately forests have been laid low, and the soil, unsheltered from the fierce radiance of a tropical sun, is in many places abandoned... | |
 | Henry Mandeville - 1851 - 396 pages
...if I ventured on a contest with his friend from Missouri. Their progress was now comparatively easy. Such was the beautiful vision which broke on the eyes of the conquerors. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ; by whom also we have... | |
 | Brantz Mayer - 1852 - 492 pages
...broad shadows over the land. In the distance, to the north, beyond the blue waters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening foliage, was seen a shining speck, the rival capital of Tezcoco; and, still further on, the dark belt of porphyry, girdling the valley around, like a rich... | |
 | Brantz Mayer - 1852 - 478 pages
...broad shadows over the land. In the distance, to the north, beyond the blue %aters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening foliage, was seen a shining speck, the rival capital of Tezcoco ; and, still further on, the dark belt of porphyry, girdling the valley around, like a rich... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - 1856 - 338 pages
...day fling their broad shadows over the land. In the distance, beyond the blue waters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening foliage, was seen a...vision which broke on the eyes of the conquerors. cf. t rrnptao -suru » an I*4-/T«R£L . IL OL Itter liOTUSlfr JlKVt ' JI 111 1H2r TCEInE -n ^aen rbe... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1856 - 592 pages
...day fling their broad shadows over the land. In the distance beyond the blue waters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening foliage, was seen a...of porphyry, girdling the Valley around like a rich selling which Nature had devised for the fairest of her jewels. Such was the beautiful vision which... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1860 - 450 pages
...day fling their broad shadows over the land. In the distance beyond the blue waters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening foliage, was seen a...shining speck, the rival capital of Tezcuco, and, still farther on, the dark belt of porphyry, girdling the Valley around like a rich setting which nature... | |
 | William Dalton - 1862 - 556 pages
...day fling their broad shadows over the land. In the distance, beyond the blue waters of the lake, and nearly screened by intervening foliage, was seen a...shining speck, the rival capital of Tezcuco, and, still farther on, the dark belt of porphyry girdling the valley around, like a rich setting which nature... | |
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Tezcuco, and, still further on, the dark belt of porphyry, girdling the Valley around, like a rich setting which Nature had devised for the fairest of her jewels. " Such was the beautiful vision which broke on the eyes of the Conquerors. And even now,... 
