athwartwise

Updated: March 26, 2026

One mass of rock, more than twelve feet square, was thrown up out of the sea in a storm, not many years since, and now lies athwartwise, never to be moved unless another omnipotent wave shall give it another toss. On shore, such a rock would be a landmark for centuries.

Nathaniel Hawthorne - Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2.