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Page 248
... mountain form under the image of waves ; and to speak of a hilly country , seen from above , as looking like a " sea of mountains . " Such expressions , vaguely used , do not , I think , gener- ally imply much more than that the ground ...
... mountain form under the image of waves ; and to speak of a hilly country , seen from above , as looking like a " sea of mountains . " Such expressions , vaguely used , do not , I think , gener- ally imply much more than that the ground ...
Page 433
... mountain scenery some share in giving the Greeks and Italians their intellectual lead among the nations of Europe . There is not a single spot of land in either of these countries from which mountains are not discernible ; almost always ...
... mountain scenery some share in giving the Greeks and Italians their intellectual lead among the nations of Europe . There is not a single spot of land in either of these countries from which mountains are not discernible ; almost always ...
Page 444
... mountain influence of Italian scenery , inducing a disposition to such indo- lent or enthusiastic reverie , as could ... mountain influence is either unfavor- able or inessential to literary power ; but mountains on lit- for this also ...
... mountain influence of Italian scenery , inducing a disposition to such indo- lent or enthusiastic reverie , as could ... mountain influence is either unfavor- able or inessential to literary power ; but mountains on lit- for this also ...
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