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
| 1831 - 548 Seiten
...difficulty I overtook them. The moving pillars of sand presented themselves again to us the next day; but they seemed to be more in number and less in size....They came several times in a direction close upon us; and had begun to rise soon after day-break, like a thick wood, almost darkening the sun, whose rays,... | |
| 1831 - 740 Seiten
...moving pillars of sand presented themselves, only they seemed to be more in number and less in size. They began immediately after sun-rise, like a thick...almost darkened the sun. His rays shining through for -near an hour, gave them an appearance of pillars of fire." — p. 468. The patience of the wives... | |
| 1831 - 628 Seiten
...of •and presented themselves, only they seemed to be more in number anil less in size. They begun Immediately after sun-rise, like a thick wood, and almost darkened the sun. His rays shining I/trough far near an hour, gave I hem an appearance of pillars of fire." — p. 4S8. The patience of... | |
| Augustin Calmet - 1832 - 1060 Seiten
...presented themselves to us this day, in form and disposition like those we had seen at VVaudi Hallraub, only they seemed to be more in number, and less in...several times in a direction close upon us ; that is, 1 believe, within less than two miles. They llegan, immediately after sunrise, like a thick wood, and... | |
| James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 Seiten
...sand presented itself to us, in form •and disposition like those we had seen at Waadi el Halboub, only they seemed to be more in number and less in. size. They came several times in a direction upon us; that is, I believe, within less than two miles. They began immediately after sunrise, like... | |
| Robert Southey - 1838 - 696 Seiten
...ship, could be of no use to carry us out of this danger, and the full persuasion of this rivetted Tne as if to the spot where I stood. On the 15th, the...number, and less in size. They came several times in a dircction close upon us; that is, I believe, within less than ttro miles. They began immediately after... | |
| sir William Reid - 1838 - 474 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 size." The description of waterspouts carrying up the Minute -ah ' ' , , , said to fall water of the sea mto... | |
| Sir Francis Bond Head - 1840 - 398 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 sunrise, like a thick wood, and almost darkened... | |
| George Paxton - 1842 - 586 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... | |
| J. T. Bannister - 1844 - 650 Seiten
...gratified by 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... | |
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