 Halboub, only they seemed to be more in number and less in size. They came several times in a direction close upon us, that is, I believe, within less than two miles.  Thalaba the destroyer - Seite 216von Robert Southey - 1809Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Robertson (M.D.) - 1808 - 452 Seiten
...presented themselves to us this day; in form and position like those we had seen at Waadi el Haiboub, only they seemed to be more in number and less in...They began immediately after . sun-rise like a thick cloud, and almost darkened the sun. :• his rays shining through them for more than an hour, gave... | |
 | Christoph Meiners - 1811 - 518 Seiten
...the swiftest horse, or fastest sailing ship, could be of no use to carry us out of this danger . . . They began immediately after sunrise, like a thick...darkened the sun : his rays shining through them for near anhour, gave them an appearance of pillars of fire^ . . The sun shining through the pillars, which... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - 1814 - 396 Seiten
...sand, under various aspects, presented themselves repeatedly to our view. At one time they appeared like a thick wood, and almost darkened the sun. His rays shining through them, gave them the resemblance of pillars of fire.— Some of the people shrieked, others declared that... | |
 | 1815 - 500 Seiten
...sand presented themselves to us this day, in form and disposition like those we had previously seen, only they seemed to be more in number, and less in...less than two miles. They began immediately after sun- rise, like a thick wood, and almost darkened the sun: his rays shining through them, for near... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 Seiten
...presented themselves to us this day in form and disposition like those we had seen at Waadi Halboub, only they seemed to be more in number and less in...They came several times in a direction close upon DS, that is, I believe, within less than two miles. They began immediately after sun rise like a thick... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 Seiten
...the face. ' Two days after this, the same appearance of moving pillars of sand presented themselves, only they seemed to be more in number, and less in size. They came several times in a diVoL. III. B 10 BRUCE'S TRAVELS. rection close upon us ; that is, I believe, within less than two... | |
 | 1823 - 536 Seiten
...of a few days, but the pillars seemed to be greater in number, and less in size, than the preceding. They came several times in a direction close upon...darkened the sun : his rays shining through them, gave them the appearance of pillars of fire. The Greeks shrieked out, saying it was the day of judgment.... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1824 - 246 Seiten
...presented themselves to us this day in form and disposition like those we had seen at Waad Halboub, only they seemed to be more in number and less in...less than two miles. They began immediately after sun rise, like a thick wood and almost darkened the sun. His rays shining through them for near an... | |
 | George Paxton - 1825 - 598 Seiten
...gratified with a similar display of moving pillars, in form and disposition like those already described, only they seemed to be more in number and less in...They came several times in a direction close upon them ; that is, according to Mr. Bruce's computation, within less than two miles. They became, immediately... | |
 | Sir Francis Bond Head - 1830 - 560 Seiten
...with scarce a quart of water in it. On the 15th the same moving pillars of sand presented themselves, only they seemed to be more in number, and less in...They came several times in a direction close upon them. ' They began,' says Bruce, ' immediately after sun-rise, like a thick wood, and almost darkened... | |
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