 At last, on the 29th of the same month, about two o'clock in the night, the earth opened near the lake, and discovered a horrid mouth, from which were vomited furiously smoke, fire, stones, and mud, composed of ashes, making at the time of its opening...  Proceedings of the Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club - Page 139by Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club - 1890Full view - About this book
 | sir Charles Lyell (bart.) - 1840 - 518 pages
...about two hundred paces, so that the fish were left. on the sand a prey to the inhabitants of Puzzuoli. At last, on the 29th of the same month, about two...time of its opening a noise like the loudest thunder. The stones which followed were by the flames converted to pumice, and some of these were larger than... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1868 - 876 pages
...earth opened near the lake, and discovered a horrid mouth, from which were vomited furiously smokef fire, stones, and mud, composed of ashes, making at...time of its opening a noise like the loudest thunder. The stones which followed were by the flames converted to pumice, and some of these were larger than... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1868 - 928 pages
...September, about two o'clock in the night, the earth opened near the lake, and discovered a horrid month, from which were vomited furiously smoke, fire, stones,...and mud- composed of ashes, making at the time of the opening a noise like the loudest thunder. The stones which followed were by the flames converted... | |
 | John Phillips - Vesuvius (Italy). - 1869 - 458 pages
...sand a prey to the inhabitants of Pozzuolo. At last, on the 29th of the said month, about two hours in the night, the earth opened near the lake, and...; making at the time of its opening, a noise like very loud thunder. The fire that issued from this mouth went towards the walls of the unfortunate city;... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Evolution - 1872 - 712 pages
...last on the 29th of the same month, about two o'clock in the night, the earth opened near the Like, and discovered a horrid mouth, from which were vomited...time of its opening a noise like the loudest thunder. The stones which followed were by the flames converted to pumice, and some of these were larger than... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1872 - 714 pages
...month, about two o'clock in the night, the earth opened near the lake, and discovered a horrid month, from which were vomited furiously smoke, fire, stones,...time of its opening a noise like the loudest thunder. The stones which followed were by the flames converted to pumice, and some of these were larger than... | |
 | Richard Anthony Proctor - Science - 1873 - 340 pages
...night, the earth opened near the lake, and discovered a horrid mouth, from which were furiously vomited smoke, fire, stones, and mud composed of ashes, making at the time of the opening a noise like the loudest thunder. The stones which followed were by the flames converted... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geologia - 1875 - 702 pages
...hundred paces, so that the fish were left on the sand a prey to the inhabitants of Puzzuoli. At last 011 the 29th of the same month, about two o'clock in the...time of its opening a noise like the loudest thunder. The stones which followed were by the flames converted to pumice, and some of these were larger than... | |
 | James Johonnot - Geography - 1882 - 452 pages
...a prey to the inhabitants of Pozzuolo. 3. " At last, on the 29th of the said month, about two hours in the night, the earth opened near the lake, and...ashes ; making at the time of its opening a noise like very loud thunder. The fire that issued from this mouth went toward the walls of the unfortunate city... | |
 | James Johonnot - Geography - 1882 - 446 pages
...a prey to the inhabitants of Pozzuolo. 3. " At last, on the 29th of the said month, about two hours in the night, the earth opened near the lake, and...ashes ; making at the time of its opening a noise like very loud thunder. The fire that issued from this mouth went toward the walls of the unfortunate city... | |
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