 | William Mariner, John Martin - 1817 - 540 sider
...portions. The medium height seemed also about 40 feet. The roof was hung with stalactites in a very curious way, resembling, upon a cursory view, the gothic arches...old mataboole, after having mentioned how the cavern >vas discovered, viz. by a young chief in the act of diving after a turtle, related an interesting... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1817 - 738 sider
...portions. The medium height seemed also about 40 feet. The roof was hung with stalactites in a very curious way, resembling, upon a cursory view, the gothic arches and ornaments of an old church.' The party continued two hours sitting and talking in this most extraordinary recess, an old fnataboole... | |
 | 1817 - 678 sider
...Ъес«ме юте Нома or god may be of the Tonga Islands. 351 with stalactites in a very curious way, resembling upon a cursory view, the gothic arches and ornaments of an oM church. After having examined the place, they drank cava, and passed away the time iu conversation... | |
 | 1832 - 602 sider
...height seemed to be about forty feet. The roof was hung with stalactites in a very curious manner, resembling upon a cursory view the gothic arches and ornaments of an old church. Mr M. wished to ascertain whether there was not some concealed opening in the cavern, by means of which... | |
 | 1833 - 448 sider
...shown, if it is necessary. to undress near a chief's gravc. because some katoon, or god, may be present. way, resembling, upon a cursory view, the gothic arches...mataboole, after having mentioned how the cavern was first discovered, viz., by a young chief in the act of diving after a turtle, related an interesting... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1838 - 672 sider
...medium height seemed also vO be about forty feet. The roof was hung with stalactites in a very curious way, resembling, upon a cursory view, the gothic arches...mataboole, after having mentioned how the cavern was first discovered, viz., by a young chief in the act of diving after a turtle, related an interesting... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1847 - 880 sider
...The medium height seemed also about forty feet. The roof was hung with stalactites in a very curious way, resembling, upon a cursory view, the Gothic arches...the time in conversation upon different subjects." The account proceeds to state that the mode in which the cavern was discovered, and the interesting... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1855 - 410 sider
...The medium height seemed also about forty feet. The roof was hung with stalactites in a very curious way, resembling upon a cursory view, the Gothic arches and ornaments of an old church." The account proceeds to mention that according to the statement of one of the matabooles present, the... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1859 - 914 sider
...about forty feet. The roof was hunp with stalactites In a very curious way, resembling, upon a cur«ory view, the Gothic arches and ornaments of an old church....After having examined the place, they drank cava, and pas"--! away the time in conversatiofl upon different subjects." Tinaccount proceeds to state that... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1861 - 354 sider
...average height seemed to be about 40 feet. The roof was bung with stalactites in a very curious manner, resembling, upon a cursory view, the Gothic arches and ornaments of an old church. Mr. Mariner wished to ascertain whether there was not some concealed opening in the cavern, by means... | |
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The medium height seemed also about 40 feet. The roof was hung with stalactites in a very curious way, resembling, upon a cursory view, the gothic arches and ornaments of an old church. After having examined the place, they drank cava, and passed away... 
