 It comes on indiscriminately at any hour of the day, at any time of the tide, or at any period of the moon, continuing sometimes only a day or two, at other times five or six days, and it has been known to last upwards of a fortnight.  Outlines of Physical Geography - Page 51by George William Fitch - 1867 - 112 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1781 - 506 pages
...which blows from the interior parts of Africa towards the Atlantic Ocean. It rifes indiscriminately at any hour of the day, at any time of the tide, tsr at any period of the moon. It continues fometimes only a day or two. fometimes five or fix days... | |
 | Robert Norris - 1789 - 212 pages
...in countries which I have not vifited. It comes on indifcriminately at any hour of the day or night; at any time of the tide; or at any period of the moon's age ; and continues a day or two ; fometimes, five or fix ; once I knew it to continue a fortnight;... | |
 | 1793 - 738 pages
...that of their neighbours, adopt the Fantce word Harmattan. " The Harmattan comes on indifcrimmately at any hour of the day, at any time of the tide, or at япу period of the moon, and continues fometimcs only a day or two, fomctimes five or fix days, and... | |
 | George Gregory - 1798 - 630 pages
...which it prevails is during the months of December, January, and February; it comes on indifcriminately at any hour of the day, at any time of the tide, or at any period of the moon, and continues fometimes only a day or two, fometimes five or fix days, and it has been known to laft... | |
 | Henry Meredith - Ashanti (African people) - 1812 - 290 pages
...signification. Fantee language, adopt the Fantee word Harmanta. The Harmattan comes on indiscriminately at any hour of the day, at any time of the tide, or at any period of the moon ; and continues sometimes only a day or two, sometimes five or six days, and has been known to last... | |
 | 1813 - 574 pages
...extraordinary ; it exposes the deceptions of the Cabinet-maker ' The Harmattan comes on indiscriminately at any hour of the day, at any time of the tide, or at any period of the moon ; and continues sometimes only a day or two, sometimes five or six days, and has been known to last... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 pages
...of their neighbours, adopt the Fantee word harm ill. ,n. The harmattan comes on indUcrimi. nately, at any hour of the day, at any time of the tide, or at any period of the moon, and continues sometimes only a day or two, sometimes five or sis days, and it has been known to last... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 pages
...that of their neighbours, adopt the Fantee word harmattan. The harmattan comes on hidwcrimi. lately, at any hour of the day, at any time of the tide, or at anyperiod of the moon, and continues sometimes only a day or two, sometimes fire or six days, and it... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 782 pages
..."•' -'Ws. The Engiilh adopt the Fantee word Har~tttan. It comes on indifcriminately at any hour ol the day, at any time of the tide, or at any period '•'. the moon, and continues iometimes only a day or two, fometimes 5 or '6 days, and it has been... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - Natural history - 1821 - 592 pages
...that of their neighbours, adopt the Fantee word harmattan. The harmattan comes on indiseriminately, at any hour of the day, at any time of the tide, or at any period of the moon, and continues sometimes only a day or two, sometimes five or six days, and it has been known to last... | |
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