far-extending

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He was now a free man, free, however poor; and his strong soul quickened as its fetters dropped off, and gloried within him in the dim anticipation of great and far-extending enterprises.

From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas

Where the sand-hills ended, a far-extending flat began, and in the distance was a direful-looking object, resembling a ruin.

From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór

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

Paul Jones had touched life at so many points—Dulwich College, the athletic world, the Army, journalism, the House of Commons, and Wales—that the news of his death caused grief in far-extending circles.

From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring

Opposite to the mouth of the bay rises the town, containing 60,000 inhabitants, with its lighthouse and far-extending suburbs.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.