The narrative is at once simple and sublime.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
It was an act of sublime desperation to place the torch within the sanctuary of Russia and to destroy all, sacred and profane, so that the enemy should also be destroyed.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
It appeared to be a land of sublime desolation.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook