 | Almanacs, American - 1861 - 476 pages
...closely bound to the yards, were riven away in tatters ; even the bare yards and masts were in great part disabled ; and at one time the whole rigging had nearly...roar of the hurricane above, of the waves around, and of the incessant peals of thunder, that no human voice could be heard, and, amidst the general consternation,... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1861 - 448 pages
...masts were in great part disahled ; and at one time the whole rigging had nearly fallen hy the hoard. Such, for a few hours, was the mingled roar of the hurricane ahove, of the waves around, and of the incessant peals of thunder, that no human voice could he heard,... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 392 pages
...closely bound to the yards, were riven away in tatters; even the bare yards and masts were in great part disabled, and at one time the whole rigging had nearly...roar of the hurricane above, of the waves around, and of the incessant peals of thunder, that no human voice could be heard ; and, amidst the general consternation,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1862 - 702 pages
...closely bound to the yards, were riven away in tatters; even the bare yards and masts were in great part disabled ; and, at one time, the whole rigging had nearly fallen by the board. Such, for a few moments, was the mingled roar of the hurricane above, of the waves around, and of the incessant peals... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1862 - 558 pages
...closely bound to the yards, were riven away in tatters; even the bare yards and masts were in great part disabled, and at one time the whole rigging had nearly fallen by the board. 16. " Such, for a few hours, was the mingled roar of the hurricane above, of the waves around, and... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Physics - 1862 - 468 pages
...closely bound to the yards, were riven away in tatter*; even the bare yards and masts were in great part disabled, and at one time the whole rigging had nearly fallen by the board. In that awful night, but for the little tube of mercury which had given the warning, neither the strength... | |
 | Robert William Fraser - 1866 - 346 pages
...closely bound to the yards, were riven away in tatters ; even the bare yards and masts were in great part disabled, and at one time the whole rigging had nearly...roar of the hurricane above, of the waves around, and of the incessant peals of thunder, that no human voice could be heard ; and amidst the general consternation,... | |
 | National reading books - 1872 - 264 pages
...masts and yards were in great part disabled ; and at one time the whole rigging was nearly falling. Such, for a few hours, was the mingled roar of the hurricane above, of the waves around, and of the incessant peals of thunder, that no human voice could be heard, and, amidst the general consternation,... | |
 | Robert Kidd - Elocution - 1857 - 494 pages
...tatters ; even the yards and masts themselves were in great part disabled, and, at one time, the whole had nearly fallen by the board. Such, for a few hours, was the mingled roar of the hurricane among the rigging, of the waves around, and of the incessant peals of thunder, that no human voice... | |
 | Thomas Morrison (LL.D.) - 1884 - 296 pages
...closely bound to the yards, were riven away in tatters ; even the bare yards and masts were in great part disabled, and at one time the whole rigging had nearly...roar of the hurricane above, of the waves around, and of the incessant peals of thunder, that no human voice could be heard, and, amid the general consternation,... | |
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... completed, when a more awful hurricane burst upon them than the most experienced had ever braved. Nothing could withstand it; the sails already furled and closely bound to the yards, were riven away in tatters; even the bare yards and masts were in... 
