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
This panel is at Vallombrosa, on the summit of a rocky height, where certain monks live in some rooms called "the cells," separated from the others, and leading as it were the lives of hermits.
From Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 05 ( of 10) Andrea da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto by De Vere, Gaston du C.
This afternoon we have been to Tynemouth, and most refreshing was the sea-air upon the cliffs, and the sight of that enchanting old ruin standing on its rocky height.
From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
The prince’s heart was now beating with violence; he could not resist his curiosity, and he clambered up to a rocky height whence a large part of the valley was visible.
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Glovatski, Alexander
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
