. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 172 THE OCEAN. I li. Pico. iic !'i' II i,..i i of Pico presents a great variety of beauty. One afternoon it was lightly powdered with snow, so as to give it a tint of sober olive; with a larger quan- tity of frost or snow, and stronger and more direct sunshine, it has loo^' ed like dead silver; at another time it was tipped with fire; at another it was pavi- lioned in flame-coloured clouds;—a few light mists would shut it entirely out, or, where transparent, give to it a wan and
. The ocean [microform]. Marine biology; Marine animals; Marine plants; Biologie marine; Faune marine; Flore marine. 172 THE OCEAN. I li. Pico. iic !'i' II i,..i i of Pico presents a great variety of beauty. One afternoon it was lightly powdered with snow, so as to give it a tint of sober olive; with a larger quan- tity of frost or snow, and stronger and more direct sunshine, it has loo^' ed like dead silver; at another time it was tipped with fire; at another it was pavi- lioned in flame-coloured clouds;—a few light mists would shut it entirely out, or, where transparent, give to it a wan and visionary hue; and in the even- ing, when the clouds put on a gayer livery, becoming rose-coloured, or purple, or bronzed, the changes and flushes would almost remind you of the variable colours on a pigeon's neck; or, as a poet has said, *0f hues that blush aud glow ', , V,, - Like angels'wings.'"* .4 • * BuUar's Azores, i. 3G8. "t'T r WVM. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888. Philadelphia : Parry & McMillan
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