Pompeii, Band 1C. Knight, 1836 |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
altar amphitheatre ancient angles Apodyterium appears arch arena ashes basement basilica baths baths of Titus bronze building built Cæsar called Campanians Caracalla cavea centre Choragus colonnade colours columns cone construction covered crater described diameter door Doric order edifices elevated Emperor entrance erected eruption Etruscan Eumachia excavated figures fire floor Forum found in Pompeii frigidarium front furnace gallery gate gladiators Grecian Greek heat height Herculaneum hypocaustum inscription Julius Cæsar laconicum lava light marble masks masonry mouldings mountain Naples niches orchestra ornamented painted passage pavement pedestals Pelasgian pilasters pillars placed Pompeian Pompeii portico probably remains represented Roman Rome roof round ruins Samnite scene scoriæ seats side Somma spectators splendour square stage statue steps stones street strigil stucco style supposed temple Tepidarium theatre Thermæ tion Tiryns towers upper usually vases Velarium vestibule Vesuvius Vitruvius volcanic walls whole
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 48 - Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing to die from the very fear of dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods ; but, the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy the gods and the world...
Seite 40 - YOUR request that I would send you an account of my uncle's death, in order to transmit a more exact relation of it to posterity, deserves my acknowledgments ; for, if this accident shall be celebrated by your pen, the glory of it, I am well assured, will be rendered forever illustrious.
Seite 48 - At length a glimmering light appeared, which we imagined to be rather the forerunner of an approaching burst ol flames, as in truth it was, than the return of day. However, the fire fell at a distance from us : then again we were immersed in thick darkness, and a heavy shower of ashes rained upon us, which we were obliged every now and then to shake off, otherwise we should have been crushed and buried in the heap.
Seite 46 - Campania ; but they were so particularly violent that night, that they not only shook everything about us, but seemed indeed to threaten total destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising, in order to awaken her. We went out into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the buildings.
Seite 45 - The letter which, in compliance with your request, I wrote to you concerning the death of my uncle, has raised, it seems, your curiosity to know what terrors and dangers attended me while I continued at Misenum ; for there, I think, the account in my former broke off. 'Though my shock'd soul recoils, my tongue shall tell.
Seite 25 - ... unattended with any scoriae on its surface, or gross materials of an insolvent nature, but flowing with the translucency of honey, in regular channels cut finer than art can imitate, and glowing with all the splendour of the sun.
Seite 43 - But my uncle, in order to sooth the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the burning of the villages, which the country people had abandoned to the flames ; after this he retired to rest, and it is most certain that he was so little discomposed as to fall into a deep sleep ; for being pretty fat, and breathing hard, those who attended without actually hear'd him snore.
Seite 8 - The port capacious, and secure from wind, Is to the foot of thund'ring ^Etna join'd. By turns a pitchy cloud she rolls on high; By turns hot embers from her entrails fly, And flakes of mounting flames, that lick the sky. Oft from her bowels massy rocks are thrown, And, shiver'd by the force, come piecemeal down.
Seite 44 - The court which led to his apartment being now almost filled with stones and ashes, if he had continued there any time longer, it would have been impossible for him to have made his way out ; it was thought proper, therefore, to awaken him. He got up, and went to Pomponianus and the rest of his company, who were unconcerned enough to think of going to bed.
Seite 46 - Though it was now morning, the light was exceedingly faint and 'anguid ; the buildings all around us tottered, and though we stood upon open...