Patrick Brydone in a 1770 epistolary novel sent to William Beckford of Somerley describes the rise of the volcano.
The forests of Mount Etna had remained behind us, and now appeared as a dark and gloomy abyss that surrounded the mountain at our feet.
The view before us was of a very different nature; such an expanse of snow and ice could be seen that we were greatly alarmed. At the center, but still at a great distance, you could see the top of the mountain erect the proud head and spew torrents of smoke ... the whole atmosphere gradually began to light up, letting you glimpse just the vague details of a boundless panorama, Sea and land were dark and confused, as if they were emerging then from the original chaos, ... Everything is enchanted, and we find it hard to believe that we are still on earth ....
Kas ir iekļauts
- Hiking poles, on request.
Valodas, kurās runā gids
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