 | 1821 - 818 sider
...the happy land which we had left behind us. 294, " We had frequent occasion, in our walks on shore, to remark the deception which takes place in estimating...the distance and magnitude of objects, when viewed under an unvaried surface of snow. It was not uncommon for us to direct our steps towards what we took... | |
 | 1821 - 618 sider
...aspect of the happy land which we had left behind us. " We had frequent occasion, in our walks on shore, to remark the deception which takes place in estimating...the distance and magnitude of objects, when viewed under an unvaried surface of snow. It was not uncommon for us to direct our steps towards what we took... | |
 | 1822 - 520 sider
...fixed, and towards which we mechanically advanced. •We had frequent occasion, in our walks on shore, to remark the deception which takes place in estimating...towards what we took to be a large mass of stone, at the distance of half a mile from us, but which we were able to take up in our hands after one minute's... | |
 | 1856 - 430 sider
...walks on shore, to remark the deception which takes place in estimating the magnitude and distance of objects, when viewed over an unvaried surface of...towards what we took to be a large mass of stone at the distance of half a mile from us, but which we were able to take up in our hands after one minute's... | |
 | 1829 - 686 sider
...by Captain Parry : — ' We had frequent occasion," says that navigator, " in our walks " on shore, to remark the deception which takes place in estimating...distance and magnitude of objects when viewed over an un" varied surface of snow. It was not uncommon for us to direct " our steps towards what we took to... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - 1830 - 598 sider
...occasion to remark, in our walks, the deception which takes place in estimating the distance and size of objects, when viewed over an unvaried surface of...was not uncommon for us to direct our steps towards whnt appeared a large piece of stone, at about a mile's distance, but which we could take in our hand... | |
 | William Joseph Snelling - 1831 - 552 sider
...happy land which they had left behind. They had frequent occasion, in their walks on shore, to mark the deception which takes place in estimating the...unvaried surface of snow. It was not uncommon for them to direct their steps towards what they took to be a large mass of stone, at the distance of half... | |
 | John Abercrombie - 1832 - 392 sider
...to objects seen across a uniform surface of snow. "We had frequent occasion, in our walks on shore, to remark the deception which takes place in estimating...towards what we took to be a large mass of stone, at the distance of half a mile from us, but which we were able to take up in our hands after one minute's... | |
 | John Abercrombie - 1834 - 388 sider
...to objects seen across a uniform surface of snow. "We had frequent occasion, in our walks on shore, to remark the deception which takes place in estimating...towards what we took to be a large mass of stone, at the distance of half a mile from us, but which we were able to take up in our hands after one minute's... | |
 | John Abercrombie - 1835 - 298 sider
...to objects seen across a uniform surface of snow. " We had frequent occasion, in our walks on shore, to remark the deception which takes place in estimating...towards what we took to be a large mass of stone, at the distance of half a mile from us, but which we were able to take up in our hands after one minute,s... | |
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We had frequent occasion, in our walks on shore, to remark the deception which takes place in estimating the distance and magnitude of objects, when viewed over an unvaried surface of snow. It was not uncommon for us to direct our steps towards what we... 
