HKB
1 passages · search this phrase →
Often appears with: weather, storms, and the seasons · travel conditions · storms at sea · sea-sickness · pleasure, pain, and the good life · geography and the description of places · aesthetics of landscapes
Usually: commentary or gloss (1) · wonder (1)
Darwin discusses sea-life compared with shore life: sea-sickness, monotony, storms, and contrasting the grandeur of nature through detailed attention and comparison across countries.
and its inhabitants seem the objects of wrath. On a forlorn and weather-beaten coast, the scene is indeed different, but the feelings partake more of horror than of wild delight. Let us now look at the brighter side of the past time. The pleasure derived from beholding the scenery and the general aspect of the various countries we have visited, has decidedly been the most constant and highest source of enjoyment. …