 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1768 - 508 страници
...Queen of Scots Pillar, becaufe it is pretended fhe wenj in fo far ; and beyond it there is a fceep afcent, for near a quarter of a mile, which terminates in a hoHow in the' roof*i called the Needle's Eye; in which when the guide places his candle, it looks like... | |
 | 1813 - 62 страници
...permitted one day to penetrate so far into this gloomy recess. Beyond this pillar, there is a steep ascent for near a quarter of a mile, which terminates in a hollow in the roof, called The Needle'sEye, in which, when the guide places his candle, it looks like a star in the firmament. If... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 546 страници
...of most people's curiosity ; but there is a steep ascent for nearly a quarter of a mile beyond it, which terminates in a hollow in the roof, called the Needle's Eye, where a candle, if judiciously placed, appears like a star peeping from a cloudy sky. The entrance... | |
 | 1829 - 488 страници
...of Scots' column, because it is said she reached so far ; beyond which is a steep ascent for nearly a quarter of a mile, which terminates in a hollow in the roof, called the Needle's-eye, in which, when the guide places his candle, it looks like a star in the firmament. You... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1838 - 672 страници
...of most people's curiosity ; but there is a steep ascent for nearly a quarter of a mile beyond it, which terminates in a hollow in the roof, called the needle's eye, where a candle, if judiciously placed, appears like a star from a cloudy sky.— SMITH'S Wonders. DEVIL'S... | |
 | 1893 - 384 страници
...of Scots Pillar, because it is pretended she went in so far; and beyond it there is a steep ascent for near a quarter of a mile, which terminates in...which, when the guide places his candle it looks like a star in the firmament. If a pistol be fired near the queen's pillar, the report will be as loud as... | |
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