rocky height

Example Sentences

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As the pyre was kindled, on a rocky height above it a woman appeared.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

I saw my Fortune midst the sounding sea Sit weeping on a rocky height and steep, Said I to her, "Fortune, how is't with thee?"

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

Bordering upon the lawn and shrubbery, to the east, rose a little rocky height, which, in fact, prevented the dwellers at Mosswood from ever seeing the sun rise.

From Pine Needles by Warner, Susan

They climbed the rocky height and he helped her, with his fingers still grasping hers.

From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis

In the variety of their attitudes on this rocky height the animals were disposed perhaps more like alpine Chamois than like the generally conceived masses of Caribou on the low Barrens.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Harper, Francis