Letters on natural magic, addressed to Sir Walter Scott, bart (1834)
Brewster, David, 1781-1868. n 84239125 · London : J. Murray · leaf 159
by's own words : " The general tele- scopic appearance of the coast was that of an ex- tensive ancient city abounding with the ruins of castles, obelisks, churches, and monuments, with other large and conspicuous buildings. Some of the hills seemed to be surmounted by turrets, battle- ments,… … of the mountains to which they referred. The whole exhibition was a grand, phantasmagoria. Scarcely was any particular portion sketched before it changed its appearance, and assumed the form of an object totally different. It was perhaps alternately a castle, a cathedral, or an obelisk j then…
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