 | Bayard Taylor - Authors, American - 1854 - 428 pages
...intended to be erected for the worship of the Sun, by the wild Teutonic tribes who inhabited thi;. forest; it is more probably the work of the Romans....started, to erect it as a monument on the battle-field cf Leipsic, but it was found too difficult to carry into execution. After dining at the little village... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - Europe - 1855 - 518 pages
...lies a massive block of granite called the "Giant's Column/7 It is thirty-two feet long and three or four feet in diameter, and still bears the mark of...into execution. After dining at the little village of E-eichelsdorf in the valley below, where the merry landlord charged my friend two kreutzers less than... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - Europe - 1862 - 536 pages
...lies a massive block of granite called the " Giant's Column." It is thirty-two feet long and three or four feet in diameter, and still bears the mark of...battle-field of Leipsic, but it was found too difficult to cany into execution. After dining at the little village of Reichelsdorf in the valley below, where... | |
 | William Adolphus Wheeler - Allusions - 1881 - 600 pages
...Odenwald, Germany, 32 feet long, and 3 or 4 feet in diameter. It still bears the mark of the chisel. ,K5" " When or by whom it was made, remains a mystery. Some...was found too difficult to carry into execution." Sayard Taylor. Giants, Destruction of the. See DESTRUCTION OF THE GIANTS. Giant's Organ. The name given,... | |
 | William Adolphus Wheeler - Allusions - 1881 - 602 pages
...by the wild Teutonic tribes who inhabited this forest; it is moro probably the work of the Romane. A project was once started to erect It as a monument on the battle-Held of Lcipsic, but it was found too difficult to carry into execution." Baytird Tiii/lor.... | |
 | William Adolphus Wheeler - Allusions - 1882 - 608 pages
...bears the mark of tbe chisel. 4&r " When or by whom It was made, remains a mystery. Some have suppOHcd It was intended to be erected for the worship of the...the work of the Romans. A project was once started lo erect It as a monument on the battle-Held of I.dpeic, but it was found too difficult to carry into... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - Europe - 1891 - 474 pages
...piled up together. The same formation continues at intervals to the foot of the mountains. It reminded me of a glacier of rocks instead of ice. A little...started to erect it as a monument on the battle-field of Lcipsic, but it was found too difficult to earn* into execution. After dining at the little villape... | |
 | Francis Whiting Halsey - Europe - 1914 - 306 pages
...piled up together. The same formation continues at intervals to the foot of the mountains. It reminded me of a glacier of rocks instead of ice. A little...of the Romans. A project was once started to erect a monument on the battlefield of Leipsic, but it was found too difficult to carry into execution. After... | |
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A little higher up lies a massive block of granite called the Giant's Column. It is thirty-two feet long and three to four feet in diameter, and still bears the mark of the chisel. When or by whom it was made remains a mystery. Some have supposed it was... 