 ... feet, or the colossal dimensions of the mighty trees, that rose like so many giants around us, that wrought upon the imagination, I cannot say ; but it is certain that my companions, who were mostly from the northern states, and had never before been...  The Garland, Or Token of Friendship - Page 134edited by - 1854Full view - About this book
 | England - 1844 - 826 pages
...on the Mississippi. only broken by the rustling of the dead leaves under our feet, or the colossal dimensions of the mighty trees, that rose like so...at once silent, and almost sad. The leaves of the cotton-tree, that giant of the south-western forests, had already assumed the tawny hues of latter... | |
 | England - 1844 - 828 pages
...the solemn stillness, only broken by the rustling of the dead leaves under onr feet, or the colossal dimensions of the mighty trees, that rose like so...at once silent, and almost sad. The leaves of the cotton-tree, that giant of the south-western forests, had already assumed the tawny hues of latter... | |
 | Scotland - 1844 - 834 pages
...on the Mississippi. only broken by the rustling of tho dead leaves under our feet, or the colossal dimensions of the mighty trees, that rose like so...before been beyond Albany or the Saratoga springs, be* came at once silent, and almost sad. The leaves of the cotton-tree, that giant of the south-western... | |
 | 1844 - 768 pages
...the solemn stillness, only broken by the rustling of the dead leaves under our feet, or the colossal dimensions of the mighty trees, that rose like so...at once silent, and almost sad. The leaves of the cotton-tree, that giant of the south-western forests, had already assumed the tawny hues of latter... | |
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