. Pictures in Tyrol and elsewhere . of jaggedaiguilles indicated the position of the glorious Dolomites,which stretch from Botzen on the W. to Villach on the nearer, the fine forms of the outlying members of theOrteler Group which cluster round the valleys of Sulden,Laas, Martell, Ulten, and Sole, would have attracted yetmore attention if the superior charms of the monarchs ofthe ice-world had not dwarfed their pretensions. Besides the mere extent of the view and the beautifulgrouping of the elements which composed it, there was onthis particular day an indescribable charm of colouring
. Pictures in Tyrol and elsewhere . of jaggedaiguilles indicated the position of the glorious Dolomites,which stretch from Botzen on the W. to Villach on the nearer, the fine forms of the outlying members of theOrteler Group which cluster round the valleys of Sulden,Laas, Martell, Ulten, and Sole, would have attracted yetmore attention if the superior charms of the monarchs ofthe ice-world had not dwarfed their pretensions. Besides the mere extent of the view and the beautifulgrouping of the elements which composed it, there was onthis particular day an indescribable charm of colouringwhich I have scarcely ever seen equalled. The atmosphereseemed to invest every object with the most wonderfulharmony of tone, softening all asperities, subduing harshcontrasts, and blending the whole into the perfection ofrepose. Time flew rapidly by, and we could willinglyhave lingered; but much remained to be done, and we reluctantly quitted the summit, after securingan aneroid observation, from which, by comparison with. /They descend in f-rtumpli
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