 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 822 pages
...rcaJ it ' 400 -lui p-emed t; import tliatonc Antipater, in the time of Alexander, had come tliithcr, but whether he penetrated into the depths of the cavern...inform us.' From this account Mr. Tournefort's differs somewhat. Mr. Magni nenuons only one descent or precipice from the entry of the cave to the grotto,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 466 pages
...it distinctly. It seemed to import that one Antipater, in the time of Alexander, had come hither ; but whether he penetrated into the depths of the cavern, he does not think fit to inform us." This account of so beautiful and striking a scene may serve to give us some idea of the subterraneous... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 446 pages
...upon a rock at the mouth, but so obliterated by time that we could not read it distinctly. It seemed to import that one Antipater, in the time of Alexander, had come hither ; but whether 25 he penetrated into the depths of the cavern, he does not think fit to inform... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 pages
...inscription upon a rock at the mouth, but so obliterated by time that we could not read it. It seemed to import that one Antipater, in the time of Alexander, had come thither, but whether he had penetrated into the depths of the cavern, he does not think fit to inform us." Such is the account... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Natural history - 1854 - 614 pages
...seemed to import that one Anti pater, m the time of Alexander, had come thither; but whether he had penetrated into the depths of the cavern he does not think fit to infoim us." Such is the account of this beautiful scene as minimi nieated in a letter to Kircher. We... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Natural history - 1856 - 724 pages
...inscription upon a rock at the mouth, but so obliterated by time that we could not read it It seemed to import that one Antipater, in the time of Alexander, had come 'hither, bat whether he penetrated into the depths of the cavern, he does not think fit to inform us."... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1857 - 712 pages
...inscription upon a rock at the mouth, but so obliterated by time that we could not read it It seemed to import that one Antipater, in the time of Alexander,...of the cavern, he does not think fit to inform us." Such is the account of this beautiful scene as communicated in a letter to Kircher. We have another,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1857 - 456 pages
...soft clay, yielding to the pressure, and in which I thrust a stick to the depth of six feet. It seems to import that one Antipater, in the time of Alexander, had come hither; but whether he penetrated into the depths of the cavern, he does not see fit to inform us."... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1862 - 702 pages
...inscription upon a rock at the mouth, but so obliterated by time that we could not read it. It seemed to import that one Antipater, in the time of Alexander,...of the cavern, he does not think fit to inform us." Such is the account of this beautiful scene as communicated in a letter to Kircher. We have another,... | |
 | 1881 - 590 pages
...obliterated that we could not read it distinctly. It seemed to import that one Antipater had come hither ; but whether he penetrated into the depths of the cavern he does not think fit to inform us." This account of so striking a scene may serve to give us some idea of the subterranean wonders of nature.... | |
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... a table. Upon our egress from this amazing cavern, we perceived a Greek inscription upon a rock at the mouth, but so obliterated by time, that we could not read it distinctly. 
