 | 1842 - 592 pàgines
...lari,'e block of fctnne, also sculptured with figures and emblematical deiice?, which he called un altar. The sight of this unexpected monument put at rest, at once and forever in our minds, all uncertainty in regard to the character of American antiquities ; and gave... | |
 | 1842 - 574 pàgines
...stern, and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike anything we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics. This our guide callrd an " Idol ;" and before it, nt a distance of three feet, was a large block of stone, also sculptured... | |
 | 1841 - 404 pàgines
...and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike any thing we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics....unexpected monument put at rest at once and for ever, in our minds, all uncertainty in regard to the character of American antiquities, and gave us the assurance... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1841 - 600 pàgines
...and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike any thing we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics....unexpected monument put at rest, at once and for ever, in our minds, all uncertainty in regard to the character of American antiquities, and gave us the assurance... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1841 - 578 pàgines
...and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike any thing we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics....unexpected monument put at rest, at once and for ever, in our minds, all uncertainty in regard to the character of American antiquities, and gave us the assurance... | |
 | John L. Stephens - 1841 - 524 pàgines
...stern, and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike anything we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics....of this unexpected monument put at rest at once and forever, in our minds, all uncertainty in regard to the character of American antiquities, and gave... | |
 | Stephens - 1841 - 534 pàgines
...stern, and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike anything we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics....emblematical devices, which he called an altar. The gight of this unexpected monument put at rest at once and forever, in our minds, all uncertainty in... | |
 | 1841 - 470 pàgines
...stern, and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike anything we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics. This our guide called an 'Idol;' and befare it, at a distance of three feet, was a large block of stone, also sculptured with figures and... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1842 - 660 pàgines
...stern, and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike anything we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics....unexpected monument put at rest, at once and for ever in our minds, all uncertainty in regard to the character of American antiquities ; and gave us the... | |
 | 1842 - 648 pàgines
...stern, and well fitted to excite terror. The back was of a different design, unlike anything we had ever seen before, and the sides were covered with hieroglyphics....unexpected monument put at rest at once and for ever, in our minds, all uncertainty in regard to the character of American antiquities, and gave us the assurance... | |
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Idol ;' and before it, at a distance of three feet, was a large block of stone, also sculptured with figures and emblematical devices, which he called an altar. The sight of this unexpected monument put at rest at once and... 
