| 单词 | declivity |
| 例句 | But Jack was pointing to the high declivities that led down from the mountain to the flatter part of the island. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Siddhartha wandered along a strange, twisted path of this last and most base declivity through the game of dice. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z In one undated painting from his California years, “La Jolla Landscape,” his slurries of paint are a perfect match with the declivities of ocean bluff and ravine that caught his eye. At the Frye: the curious case of Nicolai Fechin 2013-03-07T20:43:04Z Tucked into this landscape are hidden canyons, plunging declivities formed by water and wind, spots the novelist Denis Johnson once referred to as the “secrets of the horizons,” and today I am heading for one. T Magazine: Dream Weaver 2012-05-14T14:00:44Z These were mounted on a metal armature, and the result was a white cube, with a few enigmatic protrusions and a curious declivity capturing the negative space of the fireplace. Review | Rachel Whiteread lets us imagine a world in which we don’t exist 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z In 1905, pilgrims carrying everything on their backs had assembled it near a declivity used for Christian worship since about the 11th century, and possibly for ritual murder long before that. Climbing the summits of Irish literature Now we were east of the trail, meandering across a treeless declivity with no obvious route at our feet. Building the First Long-Distance Hiking Trail in Kurdistan 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Fires in the region often start in this steep and inaccessible declivity, served by a single main road that meanders alongside the water. 'It sounded evil': inside the eerie moment California’s deadliest wildfire began 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Like a living torrent, they rushed down the declivity of the ravine, disobeying Allah and His Messenger. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z The coach now descended a long declivity, at the bottom of which lay a straggling village, which, I was told, boasted of the name of Horndean. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z The latter followed the steep declivity that led down to the river’s edge and passed the big lot that belonged to the Cornwallis grounds. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z Citron-gardens, and palms, and a variety of plants of Southern growth, clothe the declivity in front of the town; towers appearing above the thickets, and the harbour projecting into the sea. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z The town stands on the declivity of a hill about 250 feet high, rising from one of the finest harbours in the world. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z To dare the darkness, climb declivities, explore recesses, seemed pleasures to her courageous nature. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z As the voice ceased the sun broke through the clouds, and from his western declivity threw a long radiance across the calming ocean. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z He reaches the foot of a mountain, and toils upwards against the rugged declivity; but when he stands on the summit, the view is still shut out by impenetrable thickets. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z On the northern slopes of this mountain the Fan chief had been able to discern a little village, lying like a bird's nest in a declivity, thousands of feet above the dark, inhospitable forest. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z A declivity or slope, as of a hill. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Just beyond it, on the declivity of a hill, over the ridge of which the wall passes, crowning it with two mouldering towers, lies the Protestant burying-ground. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z In the shadow of the trees, which fringed the edge of the declivity, stood a newly-built storehouse, with a few slight cabins and463 works of defence, belonging to a company of fur-traders. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The corded limits were passed, and they were soon led off along the declivities, calling to Brunette, who according to her old tricks would wait, bleating, for them, and then caper away at their approach. Mathieu Ropars: et cetera 2012-03-15T02:00:28.013Z The rocks looked very like the rocky declivities one may see all along the Hudson, though in no other respect was the scenery like that on the Hudson. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z Only a small number of them, however, were on the western declivity. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z On the second terrace of the declivity, are ten or twelve graves, two of which bear the names of Americans who have died in Rome. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z It would not do for Chef Billy to have to work at the extreme edge of the declivity that broke sharply down to the valley below—the "jumping off place," Jones called it. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z By his own immediate directions, they arranged themselves on the declivity near the bottom, at the distance of a yard asunder. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z One of the articles stipulated, that on leaving the body of the possessed, they should enter into a herd of swine, which fed close by on the declivity of a hill. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z The man stood right in front of the opening completely barring their way, and was gaping at Pesth, facing the steep declivity. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Passing by the cottage at the shore, I first went up the rocky declivity to the site of the abandoned settlement of so long ago. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The place lies in the middle of a vast, level heath, on the soft declivity of a rising ground, which on the other side falls away sharply down to a boggy dell. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z One great source of danger is that there are many declivities which can be descended but not ascended, and it would be easy to get hopelessly imprisoned at the foot of one of these. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z As he spoke it came into view; rounding the curve of a small coppice of beech trees, it rolled rapidly down a declivity, and ascended towards them as rapidly. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z It was the voice of an old mountaineer that sung this song, resounding far among the rocks, where the faithful Eckart was sitting upon a declivity, weeping aloud. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z On reaching the bluff before mentioned the street divides, one branch descending the declivity toward the water, while the other skirts the hill-side. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z On such occasions I take my mule, Suleiman, the most surefooted of his surefooted race, who brings me down precipitous declivities which I could not look at on my own feet. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z We had exhausted our bottle, and were clambering up difficult declivities on hands and knees, with the fierce sun blazing down upon our backs. The Cruise of the 'Alerte' The narrative of a search for treasure on the desert island of Trinidad 2012-02-17T03:00:29.247Z He watched me with intense interest, while I gingerly approached the edge of the slippery declivity and started down. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z By going round to the north-east bank of the lake, we shall find this village, insignificant in itself, but sweetly situated on the south-west declivity of the Lomond hills. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Down this declivity Philip is said to have rolled like a cask when surprised by white enemies. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The gentle declivity of the surface and the porous character of the prevailing sandstone formation render the drainage excellent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z After leaving the Ridge, we turned down a slight declivity, by the victualling offices, on our way to Bat’s Cave, and the Savannah. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The park is very shady, and extends along the Croswick Creek, towards which the bank forms a steep, wildly wooded declivity. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z A sharp declivity separated the rear of the patrol from those farther up the hill. The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan 2012-02-01T22:05:17Z He swung his whip, and the team plunged forward down the declivity with the wagon jolting and rattling behind them. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z The ground naturally forms a succession of terraces, here swelling into little knolls, there sinking into gentle declivities. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z The slight declivity upon the brow of which they were standing, had been cleared, and was now planted with tobacco, whose broad green leaves, and delicate trumpet flowers, attracted the attention of numerous gorgeous insects. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The streets of Easton cross each other at right angles; they are not paved, excepting a footway on the sides, paved with bricks; the largest of them runs with a gentle declivity to the Delaware. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z "That should do," said Ingleby reassuringly, and letting himself go again clutched at the tree close above the brink of the declivity. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z A few minutes later a drumming of hoofs fell across the birches from the plain above, and he saw a team swing over the brink of the declivity. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z It extends beneath the choir transepts and chapter-house; in consequence of the steep declivity on which the cathedral stands it is of unusual height and lightsomeness. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z It is built upon a slight declivity, and commands a beautiful view of the harbour, which is one of the prettiest in the West Indies. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z The northern declivity of the mountains was partly covered with bushes; the southern, almost always naked and bare. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z It was, Grace fancied, half an hour later when they floundered down a declivity, with the roar of the river growing louder in their ears. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z The bankside where the grey orchard twisted its trees, was a steep declivity, long and sharp, dropping down to the garden. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Behind the house rose a gently sloping hill, on the sunny declivities of which was a large vineyard, belonging to Mr. Kimball. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z On the declivity of Barraca Head sloping seaward are visible three marks in the form of crosses, which, according to tradition, were made in the sand by the pious monks of former centuries. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Several caves or dens of wolves, foxes, and marmots, were observed in the declivities of the hills. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z The water welling out from the granite rock, rushes into the abyss below after traversing a rocky declivity, somewhat resembling a sloping terrace of about twenty fathoms wide. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z As we were there to learn from personal observation, our vigilance was prolonged until the wagons rolled down the declivities of the Rappahannock. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The Cardiff sled glided down the last declivity, and into the main street of the town, through the crowd of admiring people who had gathered. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z Many of these pinnacles and steep rocky declivities presented all the appearance of a series of colossal ruins of 197cities and palaces, protected by towers, battlements, and embrasures. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z At the bottom of the declivity I remounted; we travelled through the snow as far as we could ride, then left our horses and continued our way on foot. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Wherever on the steep declivities there is the smallest shelf to be found, even if only a square yard in size, it is turned to account. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z He was breathless when he reached the edge of the declivity; but he saw nothing when he looked down. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z A better idea of this region is conveyed by the native name Altos, or highlands, although that term includes the northern declivity of the Sierra Madre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z From crest to trough they must have been from twelve to fifteen feet high, with the water—on account of the steep declivity and the lack of resistance from rocks—running at race-horse speed. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z At dark we defiled down a steep declivity, and pitched our tents on the border of an extensive marsh covered with ice. The Captive in Patagonia 2011-12-27T03:00:10.803Z Look at that flowing stream; it hastens on most freely, and by the law of its own nature down the gentle declivities or more precipitous slopes of its meandering channel. Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. 2011-12-08T03:00:27.177Z Gigantic aloes with broad spiked blades and towering stalks stud the rocky declivities, and the cactus, wild fig, and other sub-tropical forms of plant-life lend character to the scenery. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z GU�RET, a town of central France, capital of the department of Creuse, situated on a mountain declivity 48 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z He stood on the edge of a declivity, and in front of him was he knew not what. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z Increase in the declivity or the volume of a stream increases its velocity and therefore its transportive power. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z At a distance of about fifteen feet the top of an elm extended its immense arms so far as to touch the steep declivity of the escarpment. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z I smote the horse, and we shot down the declivity. The Mistress of Bonaventure 2011-11-28T03:00:22.190Z GRAY, a town of eastern France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Haute-Sa�ne, situated on the declivity of a hill on the left bank of the Sa�ne, 36 m. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z At last, edging round to the upper end of the churchyard, which lay aslant a considerable declivity, they bore down on the flank of the farmers' party, with a rush that carried everything before it. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z A minute later they stood on the brink of the declivity and saw the mower lying upon its side among the stones thirty or forty feet below them. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z They descended the steep declivity that skirted the falls and picked up the trail again at the bottom. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z When these men bring down ore from mountains which do not have such declivities, they use wagons whose beds are twice as long as those of the carts. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Then they set forth once more, calmly climbing the sharp declivity. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z It lives in the dense forests which clothe the declivities of the Himalayas. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z They floundered down the declivity, and, though Frank would have preferred to push on straight for home, Harry insisted on creeping through the long harsh grass about the edge of the water. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The soil of the French Alps yields very readily to the force of currents, and the declivities of the northern Apennines are covered with earth which becomes itself a fluid when saturated with water. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z From these it extends with gentle undulations to a declivity, at the base of which lie the Harlem commons. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z This man had made heroic efforts all day long to maintain the Monarchy on the declivity down which he himself had pushed it, and he remained as though crushed beneath its fall. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z Sand, clay, tufa, with beds of peat and gravel, are the components of the soil which is found filling up the declivities of mountains, covering low-lands and sea-beaches in this part of the island. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z A third man stood on the brink of the declivity holding a blazing pineknot. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z All the camps on the declivities about Andersonville were drained into this stream. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Indeed, I felt that I possessed the power of flight, for we bounded fearlessly down great declivities and over abysses that were often perpendicular, and many times our height. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z We proceeded up a steep declivity to the house in question, forming rather a picturesque party. The Emigrant's Lost Son or, Life Alone in the Forest 2011-10-13T02:00:39.777Z Precipitous rocks are also frequent along the south-west coast, and thick deposits of pumice—as we have seen—are lying over quaternary rocks, filling up the declivities of mountain lands and river shores. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Mr. Webster had evidently fallen down the declivity, but they could not tell where he was in the darkness, or if it was possible to reach him. The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound 2011-11-24T03:00:42.877Z The next moment, with tiger-like bounds, the noble dog came leaping down the declivity, scattering the dried autumnal leaves like a whirl-wind in his path. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z A very slight muscular exertion was sufficient to carry us rods of distance, and almost tiptoeing we skimmed with ever-increasing speed down the steeps of that unknown declivity. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z We directed our course to the mill, which lay some way down a declivity towards the sea. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z On account of its being built on a declivity the drainage is perfect. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z James answered never a word, but went straight down the green declivity and boarded the vessel. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Advancing cautiously along a ridge, they found an abrupt declivity which permitted them to look down upon a camp-fire about which were gathered twenty or thirty men. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Aubrey Maitland conducted her carefully down the least rugged declivity of the rock, and gave her his hand to assist her in springing from point to point. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z On the declivity of a hill on Ashover Common is a rocking stone, called Robin Hood's Mark, which measures about twenty-six feet in circumference. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The city stands on a declivity, its highest part extending to about one hundred and sixty feet. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z For some distance it is by no means easy to scale this declivity. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z The opposite bank rose steeply from the water's edge to the wide declivity upon which the Persians had taken their stand. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z Further down the declivity the body of the dead mule was the object of the converging attack from earth and air. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z As he bent over the remains of the fire he heard a rattle of small stones, and, looking up, saw Pat coming down the declivity from the plateau where the tents had been set up. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z By degrees he pushed forward until he found himself on the edge of a little declivity. The Outdoor Chums on the Lake Lively Adventures on Wildcat Island 2011-09-22T02:00:23.407Z Not knowing the nature of the ground, or indeed our whereabouts, we struck blindly over a declivity, turning at length to a sheer cliff whose termination was invisible. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z The torrents tear out deep gullies from the sides of the declivities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Presently the girls came to a steep declivity in the land that seemed to dip and rise with equal suddenness. The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z “Any wild animals up here?” asked Ned, as the two started away down the steep declivity. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z On the declivities and rocky nests rest the weary clouds and mists; and on the peaks, on the eternal snow the moonlight reposes. Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland 2011-09-16T02:00:19.893Z On Mangerton, however, the Horse's Glen is surrounded by rocky declivities, and the Devil's Punch Bowl has a slight cliff above it. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z Where the influence of rain and frost has been slight, and the streams, supplied from distant sources, have had sufficient declivity, deep, narrow, precipitous ravines or gorges have been excavated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Beyond those figures were, in the gloom of the night and in the half-light of the flames, the threatening declivities in uncertain, terrible outlines. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z They hurried down a steep declivity in the road. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures Shirley Willing to the Rescue 2011-09-05T02:00:22.290Z Great gaunt cliffs they are, precipices of black basalt; though on the south side they fall away in grassy declivities which hang a greenness over the wandering wave for ever sobbing round that desolate shore. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z The fall was 'down a declivity of three hundred yards.' Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z The streams as they descend begin to drop their freight of sediment when, by the lessening of their declivity, their carrying power is diminished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z You are on the darkest declivity of doubt. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z And here my “Capella” has no strange doors and startling declivities and traps for me any more. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z He had revealed to her a hollow nature whose void was choked with vice, like some of those declivities in neglected fields, where the weed and the brier run riot. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Inland these cliffs run gradually in a series of irregular declivities, a gently sloping flagged platform to low levels. Climbing in The British Isles, Vol. II Wales and Ireland 2011-09-23T02:00:23.653Z The declivity where he stood sank down to the river so gradually that several houses were built on its slope, and most of the land was under some sort of cultivation. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z He set his teeth and plunged down the declivity through the tumbled rocks and snow-drifts. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z All the green declivity was covered with scattered parties, and no one knew which had the better. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z You merely saw the young woman at the summit of the declivity? The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z Bright and hot, the June sun shone upon the Valley of the Rhine ripening the vineyards that hung upon its rocky declivities. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z Whenever the marshy ground between them was passable, the Latins and Sabines descended the steep declivities of their hills and transformed it into a battlefield. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z To saunter on, with hypocritical smirk and affected nonchalance, down the empty declivity of professional habit, to an undesirable goal? The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z The girl helped the blind man up the steep bank with much difficulty--again and again he slipped back on the sandy declivity in his wet robe. The Hour Will Come: Volumes I and II A Tale of an Alpine Cloister 2011-07-23T02:00:09.843Z Horse and rider were plunging down a steep declivity beside the trail into a thick copse. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z The houses are perched on declivities and hills. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z The main body lined the trail in the thickest of the bluff, just below the crest of the ravine, and Leland and one young trooper proceeded to the foot of the declivity. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z Windy found it, half-way up the left slope, hidden in the weeds, and not a particularly bad lie except for the fact that nothing human could have taken a stance on that declivity. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z The path wound down the declivity, and across the valley. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Slowly proceeding down a steep declivity, and admiring the prospect before us, we soon reached Striguil, or Troggy Castle, as it is generally called, standing in a marshy field at the bottom of the hill. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z On they sped, now ascending a hill at a foot’s pace, now bowling briskly down the next declivity, as the road wound over the rolling country. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z But here was a path to the left which seemed to lead directly down the steep declivity into the valley. A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z He lives in a little block-house, as humble as the commonest of those above described, on the declivity of a brae, by a small stream, on which stand the little scattered village of Steinschönau. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z Nothing can exceed the roughness and sterility of the country we have to-day traversed, and the endless succession of steep declivities, and broken, rocky precipices, surmounted. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z I turned into a small, narrow footpath, which led me down a steep declivity. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Amid such words and meditations, he had reached the summit of the hill; and, near the foot of its declivity, he now beheld a curious building, which he at once took to be Lothario's dwelling. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The men themselves were lying at the foot of the hill, not dead, as Tom was glad to see—the rugged declivity had broken their fall—but evidently completely disabled. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z A footpath led to it through the trees, and, as the rock crowned a precipitous declivity of several hundred feet, it ended there. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z These resting-spots were uniformly on declivities, which sheltered the animal from the force of the wind. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z In this charming and sequestered spot is a cold bath supplied by a copious and transparent rill, which springs at the foot of the winding cliff, and ripples down the side of the declivity. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z We proceeded some distance in this way upon a level, and then began to descend a sharp declivity. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z From top to bottom of that rocky declivity there was an avalanche of Moors. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z Many fell into the quarries or down the steep declivities, a few may have escaped by swimming the Meuse; and scarcely more than half of these brave troops returned to the protection of the forest. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z They will bound twenty feet at a leap, as measured, on a gentle declivity. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Presently she turned into a declivity running between two banked-up, precipitous sides. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z I dropped the glass at her evident displeasure, and it rolled down the slight declivity. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z It frequently clothes steep declivities or bids defiance to the storms on the crests of sharp ridges. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z By-and-by we come to a declivity, and there far below we see the vale of Eden, and descend towards it, the views continually changing with the windings of the road. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z The situation for an ash-furnace is always chosen on the declivity of a hill, as represented in the plate. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Then away she raced down the rough declivity, leaving her maid panting and trembling far behind. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The declivities were clothed with trees of every description, among which were numbers bearing fruit—the mulberry, the chestnut, the cherry, the walnut, and others. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z And then silence succeeded, broken only by an occasional rumbling noise, as some fragments of rock, detached by the feet of the ascending bandits, came rolling back down the declivity. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z Then we come to the declivity, and the view opens to the north-west, swell beyond swell, each wilder in aspect, as it seems, than the other. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z But routine is a declivity down which many governments slide, and routine says that freedom of the press is dangerous. The Philippines A Century Hence 2011-04-20T02:00:25.047Z On the southern declivity of the mountain, there was a moderate sized grove, where the first spring-flowers were blooming already, while the snow was still lying in the nooks and crevices of the valleys. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z They encamped one night on the declivity of the hill, but got up early, and were at the bottom and on the plain ground by noon. A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before 2011-04-07T02:00:17.607Z The rain beat furiously against the windows and ran in rapid cascades down the steep declivity into the sea, falling on the sandy shore that extended along the beach at the foot of the cliff. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z As it is, the declivity is very steep; and it is only by hauling them up to every available spot, that room is found for the numerous boats. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z These sunny declivities were anciently interspersed with splendid villas, the favourite abodes of the most luxurious and refined Romans. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z He employed the riches he had acquired during his campaigns in the construction of delightful villas, situated on the shore of the sea, or hanging on the declivities of hills. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z Conversing in this jocular vein, the two travellers reached the summit of the sloping declivity; and, continuing onward, entered upon a wild tract of country known as Jarret’s Heath. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z This down the steep declivity told of some pressing purpose, while the sun’s glitter upon arms and accoutrements proclaimed him a soldier. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The steep declivity of the counterscarp was then fatally attacked, and after a time its perpendicular face was laid bare. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z They had large huts built with drift-wood on the declivity of the beach and in the inside the earth was dug away, so as to form a level floor. Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. I 2011-03-24T02:00:11.430Z One of these, which he named the Academia, was erected at a little distance from the villa, on the declivity of the hill facing the Alban Mount425. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z The dew still glittered upon the grass; and the massive chestnuts threw elongated shadows far down the sloping declivities. The White Gauntlet 2011-03-30T02:00:16.130Z It was up the steep declivity leading from the town of Mitcheldean into the Forest, near the point where now stands a mansion called “The Wilderness.” No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z I soon reached what had once been bagnios; and a little farther on, in a kind of valley, between two gentle declivities, the amphitheatre. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z The hemlock prefers rather dry and elevated situations, often forming woods on the declivities of mountains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z She shrank back from the cushions toward which the gentleman was conducting her, and turned her face away from the declivity. The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine 2011-03-15T02:00:14.097Z The rest of the space was fitted with rough board seats a la circus, the natural declivity of the ground giving the seats the necessary pitch for the audience to see the stage. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z Directly below the man a house, which was perched on the declivity, seemed to burst with drunken mirth and laughter. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z What a rumbling, jolting, delicious journey, down the first hill, up Duck Bank, through the market-place, and down the steep declivity of Oldcastle Street! Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z She shrank back from the cushions towards which the gentleman was conducting her, and turned her face away from the declivity. The Dusantes A Sequel to "The Casting Away of Mrs. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine" 2011-03-06T03:00:18.327Z Another most severe and trying declivity had therefore to be overcome, ere the long and sultry march was at an end. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The difficulty of proceeding down a steep declivity commanded by a dense kloof, and so bushy that the waggons could only pass in single file, was represented to Colonel Richardson. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z Wild waves swept over its surface, as he descended the steep declivity to reach its shore. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z But upon the declivity, where before had stood the enclosed forest, there was now a broad, solid wall of masonry, a sure protection against any repetition of the former disaster. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z The trap is constructed on the declivity of a hill; and on the lower side, a cut or tunnel is excavated, leading under the bottom rail, inwards. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Failing in this and every other attempt to force the enemy to a battle, he rashly resolved to attack them in front, up the steep declivities at the top of which they were intrenched. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z Then meeting with the rocks, as it pours down the declivity, it boils and frets like the breakers of the ocean. Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men 2011-02-10T03:00:51.280Z I do not allude to the reckless pace at which he urges his half-tamed mustangs—three abreast—down the declivities of the Mexican mountains. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z The cool, dewy meadow, the dark forests, the steep declivities of the Wolkenstein,--all looked strangely transformed in the red, darting light beneath the clouds of smoke rolling overhead. The Alpine Fay A Romance 2011-02-11T03:00:27.700Z The commander took his place by the side of the planter of Riverlawn, and the column moved up the declivity. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The sahibs stood on the brink, watching the image that glinted in the moonlight as it tumbled grotesquely over and over down the declivity till it plunged into the muddy waters of Gupti Nala. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z It echoed from the citadel, and directly after the garrison was astir; lights appeared and vanished, and the red glare of torches fell upon the rocky declivities, where a search seemed in progress. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z He could embrace at a view all the environs, the declivities, the abyss, the practicable approaches. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z The situation of this town, on the shelving declivity of a cluster of precipitous hills, which rise abruptly from the river, is highly romantic. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z They mounted a slight declivity and advanced to the right toward the gate. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z Others rolled barrels of sand, which after having served for protection to the arquebusiers on the ramparts, were likewise to be rolled down the steep declivity which the enemy had to climb. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Coasters get killed now and then, and are always getting damaged in one way and another; for the track skirts deep declivities, and there are bound to be slips in steering, and collisions. The Car That Went Abroad Motoring Through the Golden Age 2011-01-27T03:00:39.880Z This was a declivity rather steep, but equal, and continued towards the summit: it was occupied as pasture ground, and its lower borders were cultivated, having habitations scattered here and there. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z As she spoke, the carriage seemed to be tipping over the edge of the declivity. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z I have seen these people scramble in terror often up the side or down the declivity of the mountain for places of safety for themselves and their animals as the machines snorted by. Self-Determining Haiti Four articles reprinted from The Nation embodying a report of an investigation made for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. 2011-01-22T03:00:17.567Z I took a few steps forward, hoping to find a place where the declivity was less steep; but the further I advanced the more abrupt and inaccessible it looked. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z They had, in fact, reached the garden, which lay on the eastern declivity of the mountain, and before them was the colossal old pile. Too Rich A Romance 2011-01-19T03:00:22.440Z No more now you sideways followed the sad pasture's skirt, but took your way adown the long declivity, fronting the mystic height. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Down the half-mile of dusty declivity into Castonia, the only smooth road between the railroad and the settlement, the stage made its usual gallant dash with chuckling axle-boxes and the spanking of splay hoofs. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z After skirting a hill, the road descended a sudden declivity. The Secret of Sarek 2011-01-14T03:00:49.903Z But I pressed him close, keeping him always on my right and beating him back, whether he was willing or not, towards the steep declivities which edged the river. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Jaap gave me to understand that the men of Thousandacres' family had retired by the way of the stream, profiting by the declivity to place themselves under cover as soon as possible. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z The country here is rather flat, yet now and then considerable hills present themselves, not very high indeed, but abounding in steep declivities. Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 2010-12-31T03:00:11.350Z The Tamar, with its forest-clad declivities, its rocks and crags and cliffs, its long reaches of shining water fringed with deep green meadows and woodland, is essentially a river for the man with leisure. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z There was a slight declivity running under the hedge at our backs. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z There were at least two thousand of them on the declivity of a hill. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z At a certain abrupt declivity a few rough steps had been placed. Quisisana, or Rest at Last 2010-12-29T03:00:30.857Z In the final expedition, that of 1866, this declivity was passed over without difficulty or danger. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z The bank on the opposite side also rose above the water level; but on both sides there was a break or declivity that sloped down into the channel. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z In the time of the Peisistratids the Agora was enlarged so as to extend over the Inner Ceramicus on the north-west, apparently reaching the northern declivities of the Areopagus and the Acropolis on the south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The whole of this superb assembly was involuntarily drawn towards the declivity of the hill.* Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z The houses of the inhabitants stretched along the remainder of the summit, and descended by a bold declivity the north-western side of the hill to a broad plain known as the Eras, or "Gardens." History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies The same sharp declivity was noticed by Berryman, and has been observed in the several attempts to lay the cable. The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph 2010-12-29T03:00:29.577Z The oxen refused to trek up the declivity, and neither whip nor jambok would force them forward. The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa 2010-12-20T17:11:52.020Z The Dionysiac theatre, situated beneath the south side of the Acropolis, was partly hollowed out from its declivity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" I could see the stones and finer d�bris jumping down the declivities, and shaping themselves into singular cascades. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The bank which, so far, had sloped down to the reeds in slight declivities, became lower here. The Undying Past Our bayonets crossed and clashed with theirs for one half minute; and, in the next, they were hurled headlong down the declivity, and we were fighting among them pell-mell. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 It fell over the declivity with a growl, and down on to its mother. Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 On yonder side of Fyri's rivulet, where the street forms a declivity, where red-painted wooden houses boast their living grass roofs, as fresh as if they were planted terraces, lies Linnæus's garden. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 I next tried the ascent of the glacier up a dislocated declivity to the right. The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. The sharp spines slashed his forehead and the starting blood blinded him, so that he ran without sense of direction—straight upon the declivity of Lovers’ Leap. The Valiants of Virginia The advance halted at the steep declivity to return the enemy's fire. The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I It glides like a spirit down the adverse and severe declivity. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Their rough features were brought out sharply and distinctly in the slanting light which gilded the western slope of the gigantic volcano of Momobacho, while its eastern declivity slept in purple shadow. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 He was curious to see how she would clamber up the steep declivity with her burden, so remained where he was and continued to watch her. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers Over it on either side twin sugar-trees flung their untrammeled strength, and from it, leading up a gentle declivity, ran a curving avenue of oaks. The Valiants of Virginia There are so many declivities, alas, which verge to that fall! The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 How upright against the steep declivity! while his lengthened shadow is thrown headlong back behind him down the precipice. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 The shadow cast from the declivity of the ravine increased the horrid tout ensemble of the scene, which the increasing darkness half hid. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 Other men followed him through the weeds and bushes down the rugged declivity. The Cottage of Delight A Novel And as yet we are only at the top of the declivity. Stand Up, Ye Dead The western declivity is abrupt, the land at the base of the hills being but slightly raised above the level of the sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" It was a small but strongly constructed fortress, situated on the brow of a steep declivity and defended by strong wooden gates. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The Chouette, the Schoolmaster, and Tortillard, concealed in one of the hollows of the road, saw the priest and Fleur-de-Marie descend into the ravine, and leave it again by a steep declivity. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 At one spot, where the steep declivity of the ground scarce affords footing for the tall ash-trees, stands a little cottage, at the extremity of which is an old square tower; this is Tubber-beg. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) The granite and porphyry were observed only on the east side of the height of land, the brow of which, and its whole western declivity, is formed of sandstone. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Possagno itself lies upon the brink of a declivity, down the side of which drops terrace after terrace, all planted with vines and figs and peaches, to a water-course below. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 Warding off the blows which rained on him from every side, he kept rapidly retreating until he gained the brow of a steep declivity over which he flung himself and was instantly lost to view. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan I have seen the wild stone avalanches of the Alps, which smoke and thunder down the declivities with a vehemence almost sufficient to stun the observer. Nature's Miracles, Volume 1 Familiar Talks on Science—World-Building and Life. Earth, Air and Water. She took his arm and they ran down the steep declivity, across the small plateau, and so on to the bottom of the railway cutting. A Romance in Transit For some minutes prior to his arrival on the top of the declivity, certain sounds had been wafted to his ears by the night winds. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind From the Rio Grande to the southern declivity of the Mexican plateau the existence of ancient crystalline rocks at the surface is yet unproved, but they probably occur in the Sierra Madre del Pacifico. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" We no longer saw those threatening forms, those gigantic masses of granite with sharp and perpendicular declivities. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 Small pieces of disintegrating limestone are transported, during heavy rains, by a streamlet, to the foot of the declivity, where land shells are very abundant. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Just where this grim and ghastly cell stands, a little rivulet of clear water crosses the street, and seems to separate it from the remaining portion, which, by a steeper declivity, inclined towards the river. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume II (of II) We found the declivity thickly covered with a rich growth of laurel, and fine specimens of huckleberries, which were ripe and nice. An Artilleryman's Diary It was lucky that this steep declivity was planted with mountain ash, to show the way. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. I. Her long shadow accompanied her, at times reaching far down the descent, at times reared straight against the steep declivity. Klytia A Story of Heidelberg Castle A term borrowed from the language of fortification, where it means an easy insensible slope or declivity, less steep than a talus, which see. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Below the plaza, on the declivity of the hill, was water gushing from the rocks, filling a clear basin beneath, and running off till it was lost in the woods. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. For six miles it was a continual stony bed, very steep hills and rocky declivities. An Artilleryman's Diary The coastal range rises in some parts sheer above the sea, and everywhere has so abrupt a declivity that the streams which flow seaward are all short and swift. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" It flashed down the declivity like a rocket, and the last they saw of it it was rolling over and over. Harper's Round Table, June 25, 1895 A remarkable example was afforded in the Upper Val d' Arno, in Tuscany, on the removal of the woods clothing the steep declivities of the hills by which that valley is bounded. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The declivity became more precipitous, and the farmer pulled up. Carnival Now Renshaw, striking off abruptly to the right, led the way obliquely down a steep rocky declivity. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt “The sooner we get into Komgha the better now,” he went on, sending the buggy spinning down the long declivity which lay in front. 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War The declivity was rough and stony, and the faintest clink or dislodgment of a stone might be enough to rouse those within, wherefore it behoved me to tread carefully. A Veldt Vendetta Before all the inhabitants on the declivities of the mountain could save themselves by flight, the ground began to give way, and a great part of the volcano fell in and disappeared. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology They found a spot where the cliff sloped less precipitous in a green declivity right down to the sea. Carnival At sight of one of these on foot, they set up a shrill yell of triumph, and streamed down the declivity. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt With their proud summits piercing the clouds, and their dark rocky declivities frowning upon the glens below, they appear symbolical of the wild and untamable spirits of the Borderers who once inhabited their sides. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative Like a streak of dark lightning it shot across the open, and my left barrel spoke, a fraction of a second before it disappeared over the declivity. A Veldt Vendetta Peat abundant in cold and humid climates.—Peat is sometimes formed on a declivity in mountainous regions, where there is much moisture; but in such situations it rarely, if ever, exceeds four feet in thickness. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The mountains once crossed, we swept down their declivities toward the prairies with tremendous speed. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar The extent of the town was greater than at present, and included a portion of the declivity which exists between the present houses and the walls of the fortress. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. Subterraneous lakes, communicating with surface-waters, form in deep cavities in the declivities, or at the base of a volcano. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series “And I’ve driven him right over there,” pointing to the brow of the declivity. A Veldt Vendetta Even on small portions of land transported to a distance of a mile down a declivity, tenements, like those near Mileto, in Calabria, were carried entire. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The force of the human mind was in other things—so there was nothing to be done but to trust to the declivity down which they were moving. Above the Battle The largest island is North Aran, about 15 m. in circumference, with a lofty hill in its centre, and a gradual declivity down to the sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" The summit of the hill forming the point is covered with huge masses of granite, while the side, which forms a gentle declivity towards the bay, was covered with crimson snow. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series The pass now began to widen, and a little before noonday they broke out into a broad and steep declivity of snow. The Three Mulla-mulgars A flow of lava from the summit of Mont Blanc to its base in the valley of Chamouni would afford but an inadequate idea of the declivity down which this current descended. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology In their rear, on the declivity of the hill, Lieutenant-Colonel Washington was posted with his cavalry and some mounted Georgia militia as a reserve; and with these two corps Morgan remained in person. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The ground here was a gentle declivity, moderately studded with bush. A Frontier Mystery Only in those cañons of the larger streams at the foot of declivities, where the down thrust of the glaciers was heaviest, do we find lakes of considerable size and depth. My First Summer in the Sierra It was in one of these engagements between the rocky mountains that a horse stumbled, and rolled headlong down a steep declivity. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The next morning about ten o'clock we arrived in the principal township Quiahuitzlan, which is built on the steep declivity of a rock, and would certainly be difficult to take if defended. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The inhabitants of Richmond were, for the most part, Scotch factors, who lived in small tenements scattered here and there between the river and the hill, some on the declivities, a few on the summit. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia The tradition says that it was on the south side of what is now Leyden street, near the declivity of the hill. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories At length I came to the verge of a declivity. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Presently a little stream of water made its way down the declivity, but the Arabs still worked up to their knees in water. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant Teja thrust back the last--the nearest and boldest--with such vigour, that he fell in the narrow and slippery lava path, and over a declivity on the right. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 The length of the cables varied, according to the unequal declivity of the cross-beams. Toilers of the Sea Guiding them carefully down the short declivity to the water's edge, Priscilla came upon a not unlooked-for explanation. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade In the west, Whitaker noted absently, a great congregation of gulls were milling amid a cacophony of screams, just beyond the declivity. The Destroying Angel Father and daughter, leaping from stone to stone, accompanied the trotting mules to the bottom of the declivity with cries of encouragement. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 We cut steps into the declivity, fastened a line to the front of the canoe, with which some of the men ascended in order to haul it up. The Story of the Trapper I then commenced rolling as gently as possible down the grassy declivity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 He waited for some moments, but there was no response, then he gathered up the reins, and quite unmolested proceeded down the declivity until he came to the homestead. Lord Stranleigh Abroad Then, as soon as the tide ebbed sufficiently, the greater part of Wayne's little army crossed the morass at the foot of the western declivity of the promontory, no one among the enemy observing them. Elsie on the Hudson On the charming declivities of Posilippo, or on the shore to the south-east of the city, there wandered, day by day, two handsome youths, exchanging confidences with all the enthusiasm of youthful friendship. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 By creeping from shelter to shelter of rugged declivities where the Indian ponies could not follow, he at last got across the divide, living wholly on roots and berries. The Story of the Trapper The declivity must, indeed, be rapid and insurmountable. Priests, Women, and Families This W�rtemberg is a beautiful country," cried Albert, his eye wandering from hill to hill; "how bold, how sublime the summit and declivities of those mountains, how picturesque those rocks and castles! The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. On the declivity of a mountain, gently scooped out in different parts of its descent, is pitched one of those camps which the foresight of the country has provided for its defenders. Josephine Makers of History A spring, ornamentally enclosed, ran down the declivity into the sea. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 Heavy rains and the melting of the upper snow banks by warm Chinook winds combine to produce a surface run-off that denudes the steeper declivities down to the underlying bedrock. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park All this priestly theology, as soon as we provoke it a little, and do not allow it to remain in inconsistency, falls headlong down the irresistible declivity, right into this abyss. Priests, Women, and Families "Ulerich for ever!" cried their bold-hearted leader, who putting spurs to his horse, was the first to gallop down the dangerous declivity. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. The men who had ambushed us must have lain so close to our passing line that we might almost have touched them from our saddles as we rode down the declivity. The Portal of Dreams Not small, spraylike bodies of water, like many in Switzerland, but fierce, restless bodies of foaming torrents, sweeping headlong over abrupt declivities three hundred feet in height. The Pearl of India We could not approach nearer than this, as a deep and enormous declivity lay between us. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment On they went, descending a steep declivity of the highroad to the bridge. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II From the gentle declivity which we were now descending, the view extended several miles in every direction. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I He was without fear, but a life which had evidently brought him down a steep declivity from a lost respectability, had taught him consideration for odds. The Portal of Dreams The whole declivity is covered by a layer of snow, which the rays of the sun are never able to entirely melt. Pretty Michal The higher he climbed, the more was the forest lit up, until at last he came to a small meadow situated on the declivity of the mountain. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. It was attractive, a little branch of bright water running at the base of a forty foot wall of red sandstone and finally tumbling down a fifteen foot declivity of grey mossy stones. The "Genius" The packhorses found it hard work filing down the sharp declivities and sustaining the equilibrium of their burden. The Story of Old Fort Loudon Fortunately he found that there was a perceptible declivity as he approached the water, and not merely that, but that one of the rails of the zigzag fence had been detached. Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution The houses lay dispersed midway, or above the declivity of the mountain; each had a garden and shrubbery attached to it, and the church situated on the highest point, looked down on the lowly cottages. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. On one side upon the declivity of the hill, he thought he saw a monk kneeling under an old oak tree. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. On the other side there was a steep declivity that dropped nearly twenty feet to the ground. Madge Morton's Trust On steep declivities the sled is more practical than a cart or wagon, because it can go where wheels cannot, it does not require so wide a track, and it “brakes” automatically in going downhill. Our Southern Highlanders The declivity was abrupt, and the rush of the river, too swift to succumb to the grip of winter, sounded faintly up from below. In the Brooding Wild Determined to examine a little further, he stretched himself along the steep declivity of earth which sloped down to the lower edge of the window. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Our way was across—the woods we threaded did but cling upon—the vast declivity of the island front. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) She heard herself speak with astonishment; but there was no way of returning to solid ground; the very silence of Pierre was like a declivity down which the stream glided.... Pierre and Luce At the foot of the declivity, the entire force reunited before finally debouching into the road. Trusia A Princess of Krovitch With much toil and trouble we descended the declivities of the Mönch. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century On the other side of this immeasurable gulph lay in deep shadow--the main range of Snowdon; whose base was perhaps covered with thick forests, but whose summit and declivities displayed a dreary waste. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. The ground fell away on either hand with an extreme declivity. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) Ghita ran all the way by my side, but rarely spoke, except to tell me when we approached a steep declivity. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 The scout moved down the declivity, until he reached the place where it had been barricaded, when he stationed himself behind the obstruction, quite certain that something stirring would soon take place. Through Apache Lands Certain flyers were fabled to go farther and, on perfect sledding, to make the gentle declivity clear to Potash Meadow and brook. Old Plymouth Trails On the declivity of the hill the orchard displayed its wealth of orange, of plum and peach trees. Acadian Reminiscences : The True Story of Evangeline The boxes on which the beds of straw lie are on a declivity and have false bottoms. Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles The smoke was forced by the wind in a kind of cascade some fifty yards down the declivity, and as soon as we got into it an awful sense of suffocation came on. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 The range is famous for a valuable breed of sheep, which find abundant pasture on its smooth declivities. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Turk gazed after the stretcher with his large, mournful eyes, and as it disappeared behind the edge of the declivity he snorted piteously. Jena or Sedan? The waggon scrambled down a rather steep declivity, towards a dozen houses scattered beside a stream: stumps stood erect in the single short street, and a ferry-boat was the only craft enlivening the shore. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement To our right, a step, rock-tumbled declivity drops to the river's edge. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" At the foot of the declivity he heard the rippling of waters; but the bushes concealed the stream from his view. Try Again or, the Trials and Triumphs of Harry West. A Story for Young Folks Not twenty yards away from him, slightly down the declivity, stood Jean Fitzpatrick. The Wilderness Trail Often while clinging to the jutting rocks with hands and feet, to reach a shelving projection, my grasp would unclose and I would slide many feet down the sharp declivity. Thirty-Seven Days of Peril from Scribner's Monthly Vol III Nov. 1871 Spread out upon the gentle declivity of an extended hill were grounds embellished in the highest style of art, and intended to rival the garden of Eden itself in every conceivable attraction. Maria Antoinette Makers of History Arrived at the top of the cliff, 48 I saw before me on the other side a vast and gradual declivity of stone, lying bare to the moon and the surrounding mountains. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) Compounding all the materials of fury, havoc, desolation, into one black cloud, he hung for a while on the declivity of the mountains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Then, down the little declivity broke fifty men, cheering wildly, and a minute later the Hudson Bay Company took possession of its own. The Wilderness Trail He must traverse many miles before he could reach the point at which the rock lost its precipitous character, and changed into a declivity allowing the traveller to ascend. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century They collected great stones on the brinks of precipices, and on the declivities of the mountains, to roll down upon the heads of their enemies. Alexander the Great Makers of History It slopes to the west and south with a tolerably continuous declivity, so that the base of the triangular peninsula is on the whole the highest part. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia On what forbidden grounds do they intrude, down what dread declivities are they hurled! Shirley In almost total silence, the procession reached the beach, and wound up the slight declivity to the large house in the center of the settlement. The Wilderness Trail It was situated on the declivity of the hill, and, unlike the gardens of Italy, the space before it was ornamented with a plot of turf. Callista : a Tale of the Third Century There was a city on one of the declivities of the mountain, and a small river, issuing from springs in the ground, came down on the other side. Alexander the Great Makers of History Their home—cottage, because it is thatched—stands on the declivity of a rising ground, which they have planted and made quite a little paradise. A Book of Sibyls Miss Barbauld, Miss Edgeworth, Mrs Opie, Miss Austen Up the hill, too, these tortuous pathways ran, changing, now and then, to breakneck stairs where the declivity was specially steep. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France A moment later, a couple of trappers, unarmed, walked out upon the declivity, and began to haul their dead and wounded comrades back into shelter. The Wilderness Trail Stas in one moment slid down the declivity to the bottom of the ravine. In Desert and Wilderness For about a mile beyond the spring, the road continues to ascend, although with a more moderate declivity than below the fort. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal And of the Territories Annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha We were now on the declivity of the mountains, the descent of which was gentle and our march easy. Adventures in the Philippine Islands It was a pleasant spot, situated upon the gentle declivity of a hill, at the foot of which winded along a swift and clear little stream. The History of Sandford and Merton Yes, princess, lead him forth; I'll point the path, Whose soft declivity will guide your steps To the deep vale, which these o'erhanging rocks Encompass round. The Grecian Daughter And he saw that owing to the great declivity the water had flowed away and the bottom was almost dry. In Desert and Wilderness The declivity at the end of the garden is full of walnut, hazel, fig, and other fruit trees; and in the level portion are beds planted with strawberries and vegetables, tomatoes, potatoes, beans, and peppers. Pepita Ximenez A river of warm blood was flowing down the declivity outside.... Astounding Stories, March, 1931 Like ghosts they ran from the tunnel, glanced around once as they reached the cliff path, then leaped down the declivity. The Pirate Woman Five minutes later and he backed off, coming quickly down the little declivity. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields The men passed and repassed a declivity, on loose stones and gravel, which constantly gave way under foot. Pioneers of the Pacific Coast A Chronicle of Sea Rovers and Fur Hunters The hills and declivities are there cut out into terraces, and cultivated with garden husbandry in as perfect style as in the mountains of Tuscany. Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 For the most part they went as quietly as would Indians on the war-path, loping along now and then down declivities, or panting upward when the trail climbed to higher altitudes. The Plunderer From Ross to Monmouth the river flows through a region of rolling hills, with abrupt declivities where the rapid stream has scarped the margin into cliffs and ridges. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel At full speed the Egyptian chariots dashed down the declivity to the causeway. The Cat of Bubastes A Tale of Ancient Egypt Long burro trains block the roadway, and others are seen winding down the zigzag paths of the overhanging declivities. Aztec Land Far down the declivity, so near the valley that Haig was able to look across into the tops of the tallest pines, they came to what appeared to be the last of the rocky ledges. The Heart of Thunder Mountain Alice, breathless and laughing, followed in her wake, until at length a break in the trees showed them a grassy patch which sank slowly down in a gentle declivity to the water’s edge. The Hound From The North Then followed a roar like a miniature thunder-peal, and a brown grizzly was seen to shoot down the declivity in pursuit of the poor sheep that he had driven to destruction in such numbers. The Fiery Totem A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West He shouted a warning to Bucks, who, not understanding, plunged straight over the declivity and 105 sprawled into the wash-out with the bear after him. The Mountain Divide "From those steep rocks," he continued, pointing to the abrupt declivities, "absolutely ran streams of blood, while dead bodies rolled down into the gulch below by hundreds." Aztec Land Twice before he had noted where a similar error might have been made, on other ledges farther up; and he himself had avoided them only by carefully studying the aspect of the declivity below him. The Heart of Thunder Mountain Catharine retired with her child to the colder and more uncongenial regions of the northern declivity of the mountains. Henry IV, Makers of History Up they went, higher and higher each step, with the sharp slope to the left and a sheer declivity of loose stones at the right. The Fiery Totem A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West The dun slipped and slid on the hard surface of the steep declivities and finally emerged upon the more open path which the man ahead was following. The Coyote A Western Story The trail was much better for kicking than for running, but Mary Hope would not accept the compromise, and at last Rab yielded to the extent of loping cautiously down the last steep declivity. Rim o' the World A short way out from the camp, a steep mountain declivity lay squarely across their track. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail Should he take but the half which was spread out upon the southern declivity of the Pyrenees, it would be virtually saying to the French monarch, "The rest I courteously leave for you." Henry IV, Makers of History Whilst this was happening on the western declivity of the mountain, a similar accident took place upon the slope projecting to the eastward. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 The thaw advanced steadily; the thermometer rose to 32°, and torrents began to roar in the ravines, and thousands of cataracts fell down the declivities. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras At no point of this vast impassible boundary was there a chasm or declivity discernable by which we could make our exit, except the one thus formidably intercepted. Memoir of an Eventful Expedition in Central America Resulting in the Discovery of the Idolatrous City of Iximaya, in an Unexplored Region; and the Possession of two Remarkable Aztec Children, Descendants and Specimens of the Sacerdotal Caste, (now nearly extinct,) of the Ancient Aztec Founders of the Ruined Temples of that Country, Described by John L. Stevens, Esq., and Other Travellers. And she led Eliza a short distance farther, to a declivity, and at the foot of the slope a little river wound its way. Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales He chose the side passage, crept down a slight declivity, and came where Brock's sire had, a few minutes before, been lying asleep, while his mate and cubs occupied the centre of the chamber. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain He saw here a green meadow, which ran up a moderate declivity till it reached a house. Among the Brigands This height will render it necessary to form 30 locks at each of the declivities. A Succinct View of the Importance and Practicability of Forming a Ship Canal across the Isthmus of Panama The sound had gained in volume when he reached firm earth and ran swiftly towards the end of the curve, from which, down a long declivity, the engineer could see his lantern. Thurston of Orchard Valley It lay at the foot of a rapid declivity, enfiladed by the fire of Chapultepec, and so situated, that not a shot could be discharged but must fall into an assailing column. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 Their artillery swept the declivities in all directions. Pius IX. And His Time Before him arose the mountainous country, not many miles away, the declivities in some places slight and gradual, in other places abrupt. Among the Brigands Clitocybe is from two Greek words, a hillside, or declivity, and a head; so called from the central depression of the pileus. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Among the spurs and declivities of the mount are many villas of the wealthier citizens, standing in well laid-out grounds, and making a very pleasing picture. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand And then, as he turned an angle ahead of him, down a little subterranean declivity a luminous cave was visible. The World Beyond Leis; along with it, down a stream, declivity, &c. Elements of Gaelic Grammar Beyond this the mountains sloped away in an easy declivity, where appeared several houses. Among the Brigands Descending the long declivity, the fellow was strangely silent, for one so rattle-brained, until the "castle" appeared in sight through an opening of the woods. The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies Further on, where we pass through tracts of forest, the axe has cleared a broad path; and down some steep declivities there has been a mild attempt at a cutting. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand Behind them, down the declivity toward the village, the people were gathering. The World Beyond They galloped down the long eastern declivity of the mountain, stopping once at a miner’s camp, a little way off the road, to water and breathe their horses. With Hoops of Steel Crossing this by a bridge, the road wound along a gentle declivity, and not very far away were one or two houses. Among the Brigands It stood upon the declivity, and about the middle, of the mountain Parnassus, built upon a small extent of even ground, and surrounded with precipices, that fortified it without the help of art. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) He had helped me up enormous mountains and I had guided him down dangerous declivities. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse The sweeping foliage and rich pasture of the former could not, perhaps, afford greater gratification than the thatched cottage, abrupt declivities, and gushing streams of the latter. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance It overlooks Gergei, and is covered with oaks and cork trees, while the northern side of its declivity affords rich pasture. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The grassy declivity spread away till it reached a steeper ascent, and here there began a forest which covered the mountain-sides. Among the Brigands A clump of young trees hid the lower declivity. Sawtooth Ranch King Edward arrayed his troops in successive lines on the declivity of the hill, while he himself took his station, with a large reserve, on the summit of it. Richard II Makers of History The sweeping foliage and rich pasture of the former could not, perhaps, afford greater gratification than did the thatched cottage, abrupt declivities, and gushing streams of the latter. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance Mill-wheels are stopped; cottages built on the declivities of the hill are threatened with inundation. Rambles Beyond Railways; or, Notes in Cornwall taken A-foot The flocks of the good pastor of Thingvalla were quietly browsing among the rugged declivities where I stood. The Land of Thor The declivities of these mountains were covered with wood; and they were sprinkled with glistening patches of snow, which, at first, Mr. Mackenzie mistook for white stones. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe After descending from high ground by a road cut through a steep declivity, I observed some rude stone steps upon the abrupt slope, which were half concealed by shrubs and brambles. Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Without glancing at me the Countess walked to the edge of the leads and looked down along the sheer declivity of the stone facade. The Maids of Paradise You have gained the brow of a low hill; you have passed the summit, and got half-way down the declivity; when suddenly a vision bursts on your sight that rivets you to the spot. Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge The word "brae" means slope or declivity; the braes of Doune stretch away east and north from the village. Lady of the Lake They are, in general, little interrupted by valleys, and, for the most part, their declivity is very gentle. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Finding himself in danger of being caught, he wheeled suddenly, his horse at full speed, and descended the declivity as described. Harper's Young People, January 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly And reaching, about noon, the base of the musical fountain, he found it composed of a white friable sandstone, and presenting on two of its sides sandy declivities. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Fields, gardens, meadows, and pastures 39 were spread around the valley, and on the sides of the declivities, yielding in their season the rich flowers, fruits and foliage of spring, summer and autumn. Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father On the other its wooded declivities sloped down to an idle brook now stopped up by water-lilies and white crowfoot. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls We had just time for a second trip; and, flinging our first loads up to the table, we rushed back down the declivity. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness She saw at once that he had chosen the least fortunate place in the whole face of the declivity for an ascent. Otherwise Phyllis Another similar zig-zag, with a like length of declivity traversed, and he found himself at the cliff’s base, among shadowy, thick standing trees. The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley Even Mr Baird’s own American black bear is not so “temperate” in his habits; but loves the half-tropical climate of Florida and Texas quite as much as the cold declivities of the Alleghanies. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt The views of the castle, the winding declivity of hill, the trees, the fields, the exquisite landscape in the distance made an assemblage of nature’s beauties that was at once inspiring and noble. In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls Though there was no path save that already mentioned, assailants, active as ours, might unseen have scaled the declivity. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness On the right or western side of the street, by which we entered, the houses, as we have said, are built on the declivity of a rock, and are several stories high. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The rump, or os sacrum, has a more considerable declivity than that of the European Ox, but less than that of the Zebu. Delineations of the Ox Tribe The Natural History of Bulls, Bisons, and Buffaloes. Exhibiting all the Known Species and the More Remarkable Varieties of the Genus Bos. The four travellers, then, all mounted as we have described, were ascending a very steep declivity. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Crossing an open field it entered a pine-wood, passed down a gentle declivity and up a slight ascent. The County Regiment A Sketch of the Second Regiment of Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Originally the Nineteenth Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War Detached boulders lie around its base, huge pieces that having yielded to the disintegrating influences of rain and wind, had lost their balance, and rolled down the declivity of its sides. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The route passes through the Sierra Nevada Mountains, presenting scenery which recalls the grand gorges and snow-clad peaks of Switzerland and Norway, characterized by deep canyons, lofty wooded elevations, and precipitous declivities. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The town is built on the west side of the harbor, and on the declivity of a commanding hill, whose summit is two hundred and thirty-six feet perpendicular from the level of the sea. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Above the pine forests the mountains exhibit a zone of naked declivities, stretching upward to the line of congelation—which in the Pyrenees is higher than upon the Alps. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt The place which he marked out for the walls of the city was at the foot of a mountain, on a tract of somewhat elevated ground, which formed one of the lower declivities of it. Romulus Makers of History They were prisms of granite, that had become detached from the cairn itself, and rolled down its declivity. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness The powerful stationary engine situated a mile away, by means of the chain beneath the road-bed quietly winds the car up the declivity however heavily it may be laden, without the least slacking of speed. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Heyward had given one of his pistols to Hawkeye, and together they rushed down a little declivity towards their foes; they discharged their weapons at the same instant, and equally without success. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 In the more densely wooded solitudes, and higher declivities of the mountains, a large bear is found, whose light fulvous-coloured body and black paws pronounce him a different animal from the ursus arctos. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Others were employed in forming the declivity of the mountain above into terraces, for the cultivation of the vine. Romulus Makers of History The path leading to the summit was entirely clear of the granite blocks that everywhere else covered the declivities of the mound. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness They succeeded in riding down the steep declivity, and they rushed at the Taira position, setting fire to everything inflammable. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The trail they now drove into seemed to grow rapidly rougher, and it was quite dark when they came to the brink of a declivity still at least a league from the Hastings's homestead. Hawtrey's Deputy Upon the higher declivities and summits, snowfields and glaciers abound, as in the Alps; and even in some of the passes these phenomena are encountered. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt They came to a steep declivity, to the left of which was the sea, and on the right a lofty rock overhanging the road. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 If they charge up the declivity, we are lost men. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness With painful persistence, he picked the edge of the precipitous declivity which was lost in the bottomless abyss. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java On descending the southern declivities of the Apennines he learned that a new Roman army, under a new consul, was advancing toward him from the south. Hannibal Makers of History The noise appeared to proceed from above; and, on looking up, they beheld a number of dark objects coming in full rush down the declivity. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Thus the sensualist often knows that he is committing sure and rapid suicide, yet cannot arrest himself on the declivity of certain ruin. A Manual of Moral Philosophy Then I smote the horse, gripped the rein, and we were off at a flying gallop down the declivity. Lorimer of the Northwest A smooth, conical hill rose sharply to the left, momentarily shutting out the valley; and beyond, at the foot of a steep declivity, stood the Makimmon dwelling. Mountain Blood A Novel Now it happens that not only the summits, but extensive portions of the upper declivities of the Alps, rise into the region of perpetual winter. Hannibal Makers of History After passing over this dreary track, you arrive at the edge of a steep declivity, which shelves down to the valley in which the Aisne wanders. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Occasionally a declivity perhaps ten fathoms below the surface has to be fished, and this demands the service of picked men, divers possessing the highest vitality. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan The fall might not be dangerous in itself, but it seemed impossible 272 that anybody launched upon that declivity could escape a glissade over the precipice. Lorimer of the Northwest They clambered to the top of the rising ground, and found themselves on the edge of a declivity, which sloped down to a clear transparent lake. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen On the higher declivities, however, and over all the rounded summits, the snow still clings to its place, yielding but very little to the feeble beams of the sun, even in July. Hannibal Makers of History The sick and wounded were sent to a declivity to be tended by the surgeon of M. Parat, under a strong guard. The Vaudois of Piedmont A Visit to their Valleys The lurches grew sharper, and Miss Schuyler gasped now and then as she felt the sleigh swing rocking down a long declivity. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter The Persians, about three hundred thousand in number, occupied the line of the river Asopus, on a plain; the Greeks stationed themselves on the mountain declivity near Erythæ. Ancient States and Empires They bored holes in the deep declivity, and the splashing rain and the thin mist came and crumbled and washed the names away, and the drummer's name also, and that of his little son. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen The mountaineers could not restrain their feelings of vexation and anger, but immediately rushed down the declivities which they had in part ascended, and attacked the army in the defile. Hannibal Makers of History The land at the western extremity of the town is swampy, the grass, even on the declivities, being of a rank, spongy nature, and quite unfit for any thing. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. The professor considered for a moment as he resisted the impulse to dive off the declivity to the enticing rocks far below. The Jameson Satellite He then left a garrison to occupy the post, and proceeded over a mountainous road in the territory of Thespiæ, on the eastern declivity of Helicon, to Leuctra, where he encamped. Ancient States and Empires At the village of Novalese, now in ruins, the party took mules, to aid their ascent, and marroni, long-handled mattocks, or pick-axes, to prevent their falling on the dangerous declivities of the snow. Notes and Queries, Number 79, May 3, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Directly in our course was a declivity which dropped an estimated depth of sixty to one hundred feet below the narrow, stony flat on which we stood, down into a depressed valley. Crossing the Plains, Days of '57 A Narrative of Early Emigrant Travel to California by the Ox-team Method It is now a rough, but still broad and well-defined mountain track, winding over rock and loose stones,—a steep declivity below on the left; the sloping shoulder of Olivet above on the right. Memories of Bethany They are broad round towers, usually built against a rocky declivity, and with numerous long apertures for the admission of air. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests The Persians took post on the river Granicus, near the town of Parium, on one of the declivities of Mount Ida. Ancient States and Empires After this the road swept down a long declivity, crowned on one side by an irregular outline of wood, and presenting here and there broken and dilapidated traces of former habitations. Pascal He had been sitting on the ground on the other side of the declivity, and had been watching their manœuvres for some time. Two Little Confederates Westward of the cemetery and below the town is a kind of vale or declivity planted with tamarisks and fig trees, and containing three wells provided with handspikes. The Caravan Route between Egypt and Syria On the north-eastern side, the declivity is less steep than on the south-west, where it descends almost perpendicularly into the sea. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests His death, and the repulse of the cavalry, so much encouraged Pausanias, the Spartan general, that he quitted his ground on the mountain declivity, and took position on the plain beneath. Ancient States and Empires Then he put on his piebald dressing-gown and his carpet slippers, and sat on the declivity of his bed, blinking at the light, as wide awake as any owl. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern There was a gentle declivity on each side of the fjord, which was covered, as far as the eye could see, with pines. Up The Baltic Young America in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark The ground, being moist in places, revealed your footprints, and I had no difficulty at all in tracing you to the bottom of the declivity. Werwolves He visited the Western Sierra, the mighty chain of the Cordilleras, the boundless level heights, the deep mountain valleys on the eastern declivity of the Andes, and the vast primeval forests. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests In the city of Worcester, one of the principal streets leads by a gentle declivity to the river Severn. Anecdotes of Dogs He should also make himself well acquainted with the different parts of the town in which he may be appointed to act, and notice the declivities of the different streets, &c. Fire Prevention and Fire Extinction Its rough but sharp declivity had then scarcely been remarked. The Two Great Retreats of History All day we journeyed along a lofty ridge, from which, shortly before dusk, it became necessary to descend by a narrow and precipitous declivity, full of danger and difficulty. Werwolves The mines which yield this metal are on the southern declivity, close to the road leading down from the Cordillera. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests The colossal brazier of Mount Vesuvius dealt most awfully and destructively with the towns on its declivities and near its base. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror Suddenly, however, he came to a gradual declivity, and after a few steps he felt the bottom sinking beneath his feet. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers It is on this precipitous declivity, broken by pointed crags, that the town is built. The Two Great Retreats of History I could see, however, that the bow had settled nearly under, and knew that it was only a question of moments when the ship would slide, head first, down the declivity. The Grain Ship The village of Oroya, about a quarter of a mile from the bridge, is built on a declivity, and according to Maclean's calculation is 12,010 feet above the level of the sea. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests The town of Bosco Trecase, on the mountain’s southern declivity, had been transformed into a gray island of ruin by the ashes from the crater of the volcano. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror It was late that night when Carlos Freggetti came down a steep declivity into Great Saffron Street and walked swiftly along that deserted thoroughfare till he came to his brother's house. The Secret House I saw below me Sumichrast and Lucien, seated on a narrow projection, which led by a rocky declivity down to the foot of the mountain. Adventures of a Young Naturalist The fall of a quantity of land from a cliff or declivity; the land sliding away so as often to carry trees with it still standing upright. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. On their southern declivities are found vast masses of sand drifted thither by the mid-day gales. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests Unable to identify the winged aeronauts, I clambered about over the rocks of the summit for a while, then slowly made my way down the southern declivity of the mountain for a short distance. Birds of the Rockies Cuirassiers, chasseurs, lancers, up they come to the charge, like whirlwinds up the declivities of the plateau. The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days |
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