rocky height
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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 Gaston du C. De Vere
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 Effie Price Gladding
The first attack our general made with this fleet was against a rocky height on an island near Mexico.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo
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 Augustus J. C. Hare
