| 1812 - 1020 Seiten
...and now, indeed, the hurly burly began. — Those only who have witnessed such a sight, can form an idea of the magnificence and variety of the lightning...others like shells with their trailing fuses flying in différent parabolas, with the most vivid scintillations from the dark sanguine column, which now seemed... | |
| 1812 - 760 Seiten
...flashes quickly succeeded, attended with loud claps; and now indeed the hurlyburly began. Those only wlio have witnessed such a sight, can form any idea of...shooting upwards from the mouth like rockets of the uio.,t cient to urge it over the obstructing hill, it recoiled back, like a refluent billow from the... | |
| 1813 - 1082 Seiten
...quickly succeeded, attended with loud claps and a great variety of lightning and electric flashes j some forked zigzag playing across the perpendicular...shooting upwards from the mouth -like rockets of the most da/.zling lustre— ^triers like shells with their trailing fuses flying indifferent parabolas. Shortly... | |
| Literary and Philosophical Society of New-York (New York, N.Y.) - 1815 - 616 Seiten
...rolling of the thunder became more awful and deafening; electric flashes quickly succeeded, attended with loud claps ; and now, indeed, the hurlyburly began....forked zigzag, playing across the perpendicular column of the crater; others, shooting upward from the mouth, like rockets of the most dazzling lustre ; others,... | |
| Luke Howard - 1818 - 774 Seiten
...rolling of the thunder became more awful and deafening; electric flashes quickly succeeded, attended with loud claps; and now, indeed, the hurlyburly began. Those only who have witnessed such a eight, can form any idea of the magnificence and variety of the lightning and electric flashes; some... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1821 - 768 Seiten
...deafening; electric flashes quickly succeeded, attended with load claps; and now, indeed, the tumult began. Those only who have witnessed such a sight,...of the lightning and electric flashes; some forked and zig-zag, playing across the perpendicular column from the crater — others shooting upwards from... | |
| Thomas Southey - 1827 - 660 Seiten
...deafening; electric flashes quick! v succeeded, attended with loud claps, and now indeed the hum burly began. Those only who have witnessed such a sight...column from the crater, others shooting upwards from tht mouth like rockets of the most dazzling lustre, odiers like shell.with their trailing fuses flying... | |
| Thomas Southey - 1827 - 634 Seiten
...Those only who have witnessed such a sight can I form any idea of the magnificence and variety of die lightning and electric flashes ; some forked zig-zag...column from the crater, others shooting upwards from I* , mouth like rockets of the most dazzling lustre, others like sheik , with their trailing fuses... | |
| Luke Howard - 1833 - 436 Seiten
...rolling of the thunder became more awful and deafening; electric flashes quickly succeeded, attended with loud claps; and now, indeed, the hurlyburly began....perpendicular column from the crater — others shooting upward from the mouth like rockets of the most dazzling lustre — others like shells with their trailing... | |
| John Small - 1876 - 646 Seiten
...deafening ; electric flashes quickly succeeded, attended with loud claps ; and now, indeed, the tumult began. Those only who have witnessed such a sight...the lightning and electric flashes, — some forked and zig-zag, playing across the perpendicular column from the crater ; others shooting upwards from... | |
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