Like great sapphires, blue ice floated in a golden sea; towering masses of crystal rose gloriously, dazzling the eye and Gladdening the heart with their superb beauty.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
This lighthouse at Guirdan, Gozo, dominates Cape Demetri, looming far heavenward when observed from the sea, above which it stands four hundred feet, at once Gladdening and guiding the seamen in the nightwatches.
"The Story of Malta"
Maturin M. Ballou
The storm ceased almost as quickly as it began, and although the sea did not all at once stop the heavings of its angry bosom, the wind fell entirely in the course of a few hours, the dark clouds broke up into great masses that were piled up high into the sky, and out of the midst of these the glorious sun shone in bright rays down on the ocean, like comfort from heaven, Gladdening our hearts as we busily repaired the damage that we had suffered from the storm.
"Fighting the Whales"
R.M. Ballantyne