ice-hill

The rain was falling in gentle and melting showers; the south wind, laden with penetrating warmth, borne from lands hundreds of leagues distant, cut down drift and ice-hill with its fatal kisses; from the rocky cliff a thousand tiny cascades wept and plashed; and over the icy bonds of every brook and river another stream ran swiftly to the sea.

Adrift in the Ice-Fields Charles W. Hall

In a moment from behind the ice-hill came a great white father bear galloping up as fast as he could to see what the matter was.

The Counterpane Fairy Katharine Pyle 1900

All the others imitated me, and it was a comical sight to see thirty-two people descending the ice-hill in this way.

My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt 1884

It reminded her of the wind which roared at us on the ice-hill when she heard those four words, and her face became very, very sorrowful, a tear trickled down her cheek, and the poor child held out both arms as though begging the wind to bring her those words once more.

Love Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

Our ice-hill turned dark, lost its brilliance and finally melted.

Love Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

It is true that flying down the ice-hill terrified her as before, but now the terror and danger gave a peculiar fascination to words of love -- words which as before were

Love Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

It happened I went to the skating-ground alone at midday; mingling with the crowd I saw Nadenka go up to the ice-hill and look about for me ... then she timidly mounted the steps ....

Love Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

She took my arm and we spent a long while walking near the ice-hill.

Love Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

I had long been anxious to study some points in the structure of the ice-hill at the foot of the Upper Yosemite Fall, but, as I have already explained, blinding spray had hitherto prevented me from getting sufficiently near it.

The Yosemite John Muir 1876

I have always wondered, since, whether the rascally British residents out there give their ice-hill parties only when there is a beginner about; certainly the poor wretch must be one of the main attractions; there was another visitor besides myself, I remember, that night, and I really don't think I ever laughed quite so much in my life as I did when he made his first few descents.

Chatterbox, 1906 Various 1873