"Linear-shaped" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... high over the Parana. The river here is very broad, with many islands, which are low and wooded, as is also the opposite shore. The view would resemble that of a great lake, if it were not for the linear-shaped islets, which alone give the idea of running water. The cliffs are the most picturesque part; sometimes they are absolutely perpendicular, and of a red colour; at other times in large broken masses, covered with cacti and mimosa-trees. The real grandeur, ...
— A Naturalist's Voyage Round the World - The Voyage Of The Beagle • Charles Darwin |
