| Vicesimus Knox - English letters - 1790 - 912 pages
...a deep fnow. We returned to Mifenum, where we refreíhéd ourfelves as well as we could, and pafled an anxious night between hope and fear; though indeed with a much larger ihare of the latter ; for the earthquake ftill continued, while feveral enthufiailic people ran up... | |
| Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...day returned, and even the sun appeared, though very faintly, and as when an eclipse is coming oo. Every object that presented itself to our eyes (which...latter: for the earth still continued to shake, while several enthusiastic persons ran wildly among the people, throwing out terrifying predictions, and... | |
| Edward T W. Polehampton - Astronomy - 1815 - 568 pages
...seemed changed, being covered over with white ashes* as witli a deep snow. We returned to Misenuni," where we refreshed ourselves as well as we could,...indeed with a much larger share of the latter ; for the earthquake still continued, while several enthusiastic people ran up and down, heightening their own... | |
| Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 pages
...general i flagntioD. eyes (which were extremely weakened) seemed changed, being covered over with while ashes* as with a deep snow. We returned to Misenum,'...and passed an anxious night between hope and fear ; thoggh indeed with a much larger share of the latter ; for the earthquake still continued, while... | |
| Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 pages
...that presented itself to our eyes (which were extremely weakened) seemed changed, being covered over with white ashes, as with a deep snow. We returned...indeed, with a much larger share of the latter; for the earthquake still continued, while several enthusiastic people ran up and down, heightening their own... | |
| Picture gallery - 1824 - 234 pages
...and even the sun appeared, though very faintly, as when an eclipse is coming on. Every object which presented itself to our eyes (which were extremely...refreshed ourselves as well as we could, and passed our anxious night between hope and fear : though, indeed, with a much larger share of the latter; for... | |
| 1830 - 570 pages
...that presented itself to our eyes, (which were extremely weakened,) seemed changed, being covered over with white ashes, as with a deep snow. We returned...night between hope and fear, though indeed with a much greater share of the latter, for the earthquake still continued, while several enthusiastic people... | |
| William Clarke (architect.) - Pompeii (Extinct city) - 1836 - 358 pages
...themselves from the destruction of this general conflagration. weakened) seemed changed, being covered over with white ashes, as with a deep snow. We returned...indeed with a much larger share of the latter ; for the earthquake still continued, while several enthusiastic people ran up and down, heightening their own... | |
| William Clarke (architect.) - Pompeii (Extinct city) - 1836 - 354 pages
...ih© destruction of this general conflagration. weakened) seemed changed, being covered over witli white ashes, as with a deep snow. We returned to Misenum,...indeed with a much larger share of the latter ; for the earthquake still continued, while several enthusiastic people ran up and down, heightening their own... | |
| the christians - 1836 - 426 pages
...that presented itself to our eyes (which were extremely weakened) seemed changed, being covered over with white ashes as with a deep snow. We returned...and passed an anxious night between hope and fear, for the earthquake still continued, while several enthusiastic people ran up and down, heightening... | |
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