far-extending
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Dædalus built for this purpose the Labyrinth, a far-extending edifice, in which were countless passages, so winding and intertwining that no person confined in it could ever find his way out again.
From Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles
Then come plains, and dells, and far-extending valleys, arrayed in richest foliage; and beyond them, mountains piled on mountains, some bearing prodigious forests, others of bleak and barren aspect.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
It has three bay windows, of a far-extending, rich, and unobstructed prospect.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
In those far-extending wilds, about daybreak, you hear him articulate, in a distinct and mournful tone, “Houtou, houtou.”
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
The close observer who comes up the Niagara River will see just after he leaves the wharf of Niagara-on-the-Lake the far-extending green bastions of Fort George.
From Brock Centenary 1812-1912 by Various
