 | James Bruce - Egypt - 1860 - 442 pages
...strong at north. Eleven of them ranged along side of us, about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest appeared to me at that distance...name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was vain to think of flying; the swiftest horse,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1860 - 228 pages
...strong at north. Eleven of them ranged alongside of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest appeared to me, at that distance,...retired from us with a wind at SE, leaving an impression on my mind to which I can give no name; though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable... | |
 | Edmund Fillingham King - 1860 - 376 pages
...of them, at about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest appeared to him, at that distance, as if it would measure ten feet. They retired from them, with a wind at south-east, leaving an impression upon the mind of our intrepid traveller to which... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - Winds - 1861 - 408 pages
...strong at north. Eleven of them ranged alongside of us, about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest appeared to me, at that distance,...measure ten feet. They retired from us with a wind at south-east, leaving an impression upon my mind to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1863 - 394 pages
...very strong at north. Eleven of them ranged alongside of us about the distance of three miles. The diameter of the largest appeared to me at that distance...measure ten feet. They retired from us with a wind at south-east leaving an impression upon my mind to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient... | |
 | James Bruce - 1873 - 470 pages
...strong at north. Eleven of them ranged alongside of us, about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest appeared to me at that distance...name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was vain to think of flying; the swiftest horse,... | |
 | English explorers - 1875 - 680 pages
...strong at north. Eleven of them ranged alongside of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest appeared to me at that distance...name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, with a considerable deal of wonder and astonishment. It was in vain to think of flying; the swiftest... | |
 | 1843 - 496 pages
...strong at north. Eleven of them ranged alongside of us about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest appeared to me at that distance...measure ten feet. They retired from us with a wind at south-east, leaving an impression upon my mind to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient... | |
 | Charles Armar Wilkins - Discoveries in geography - 1876 - 328 pages
...very strong at north. Eleven ranged along side • us, about the distance of three miles ; the greater diameter of the largest appeared to me, at that distance,...measure ten feet. They retired from us with a wind at south-east, leaving an impression on the mind to which I can give no name, though surely an ingredient... | |
 | James Comper Gray - 1876 - 424 pages
...alongside of them about the distance of three miles. The greatest diameter of the largest appeared to him, at that distance, as if it would measure ten feet. They retired from them with a wind at south-east, leaving an impression upon the mind of our intrepid traveller to which... | |
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diameter of the largest appeared to me at that distance as if it would measure ten feet. They retired from us with a wind at SE leaving an impression upon my mind to which I can give no name, though surely one ingredient in it was fear, mixed with a considerable... 
