The little by-way along which they went, the little green path leading over the hill, under trees shot through and through with the whiteness of summer seas, was strewn with blossoms fallen from the bier and the Dolent fingers of the weeping girls.
"A Mere Accident"
George Moore
There were no bridges across the torrent nearer than Gruetta, and rather than descend so far, we preferred to round the base of Mont Rouge, and to cross the snout of the Glacier du Mont Dolent.
"The Ascent of the Matterhorn"
Edward Whymper
The best plan I know is that which we adopted on the descent of the Col Dolent, namely, to let one man go in advance until he reaches some secure point.
"The Ascent of the Matterhorn"
Edward Whymper