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

Here he came upon Aztec forces intrenched in strong towns, often built like eagles' nests upon some rocky height, so that to take them was a work of great difficulty and danger.

From The True Story Book by Lang, Andrew

On the right, the great bastion of Cape Diamond crowned the rocky height of that name.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington

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

Our ship moves steadily on, past Alcatraz Island with its long building on its rocky height, making it look like a big Atlantic liner built high amidships.

From Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway by Gladding, Effie Price