Which preposition to use with towering
He will see at intervals what, from a little distance, seems like a solid wall of stone, laid with care, and upon which the lapse of centuries has wrought no change, so regular are the strata of which it is composed, while an occasional boulder, large as a house, and covered with moss, reminds him of the ruined tower of some stronghold.
It is about twelve miles in length, and from one to two miles in width, with many beautiful bays stealing around behind bold rocky promontories, and sleeping in quiet beauty under the shadows of the tall forest trees that tower above their shores.
Civilization has not as yet marred in anything this beautiful sheet of water; even the lumberman has not forced his way to the majestic old pines that tower in stately grandeur above the forest trees of a lesser growth; not a foot of laud has been cleared within thirty miles of it.
The root that comes out from the crevice is his trunk, and the moss and lichens which hang down on either side are his pendant ears; and see, he has a great tower on his back, wherein is seated a warrior in his ancient armor, grasping battle-axe and spear.
Towers, The tower at this time was a curled frontlet of false hair.
Or in a softer moment I'll trim its unsubstantial towers with pageantry and rest upon my elbow until I fall asleep.
It is a gay little town, with arcaded streets, clustering round a hill on the top of which stands a Castello, with a memorial tower to the martyrs of 1848, and on the hill slopes public gardens full of cypresses.
"And so, no doubt, he did, building the Tower for that purpose.
Kazan towered over her, guarding her.
In the meantime we may as well go and view the tower from the outside, as we can't get in.
Unfortunately before she could quite realize what she was looking atand we may imagine that a country girl would take some little time to grasp so unusual a situationa cloud drifted across the moon and threw the tower into shadow.
The silver moon had shed its ray upon their targes round, The targes shot the message to the silent watch-towers by, And watch-towers sent their tidings by flames that lit the sky; And the fires had called the bells on high to ring their clear alarms That tocsin roused the lover locked in the lady's arms.
Tower like a wall the naked rocks, or reach Far o'er the secret water dark with beech; 1815.
One glimpse of this submarine garden is sufficient to satisfy the most apprehensive patriot, that Jersey is in a great measure independent of "towers along the steep.
That long nave was once forty feet longer and was flanked upon either side by a Norman tower as at Ely.
The general of Nebuchadnezzar with a great force surrounded it, and erected towers against the walls.
Near to her the motionless black form of Sor Teresa towered among the worshippers.
The Christians had by this time gained possession of various towers near the city, from whence they had been annoyed by cross-bows and arquebuses.
" They moved off very softly, keeping the Tower between them and the group on the path.
"There is another entrance to the tower than by the door, Miss Axtell.
With a barren gorge on our left, and the green pastures with the snow-peaks of Bugaret and Maucapéra towering behind them, straight before us, we followed the disagreeable zigzags, our horses always on the very edge, as though courting our overthrow, till, finding on reaching the "cabanes" some shepherds kindly and well disposed, we repaired to the shelter that their cow-house wall afforded, to eat our lunch.
" Mr, BUMSTEAD folds his brown linen arms as he towers before her, and the dark circles around his eyes appear to shrink with the intensify of his gaze.
"I'm not going to Three Towers without you, and that settles it.
Nothing saying, Beltane arose and went soft-treading from the chamber, past the blood and horror of the breach, and climbing the flanking tower beside the gate, looked to the north.
Were you in the middle room of the tower during the dance?" For a moment his sister did not answer.