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ming the shape of a Gothic church with 
arched windows and doors, and all the 
rich drapery of that style, composed of 
what an Arabian tale would scarcely dare 
to relate, of crystal of the richest sapphi- 
Fine blue ; tables with one or more feet; 
and often immense flat roofed temples, 
like those of Luxor on the Nile , supported 
by round transparent columns of ccerulean 
hue, float by the astonished spectator.’ 5 
Between one and two o’clock this 
morning, I was much entertained by the 
sun at that time darting his rays through 
the cabin windows. 
30th, Cast off from the Iceberg, and 
endeavoured to force our way through 
the ice in a northern direction, till it be¬ 
came so thick and close around us, that 
we were forced to make fast to another 
large Iceberg, where a small part of the 
surface of the water was free from ice. 
May 1st, In the morning about twelve 
or one o’clock, the Garland was put upon 
