 But my uncle in order to soothe 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 he was so little discomposed...  San Francisco's Great Disaster - Seite 405von Sydney Tyler - 1906 - 424 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Russell (painter.) - 1748 - 324 Seiten
...vifible and " dreadful. But my Uncle, in order to footh " the apprehenfions of his friend, aflured him it '* 'was only the burning of the villages, which...abandoned to the flames : " after this he retired to reft, and it is moft '* certain that he was fo little difcompofed as to " fall into a deep fleep; for... | |
 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 Seiten
...more vifible and dreadful. But my Uncle, in order to footh the Apprehenfions of his Friend, affured him it was only the Burning of the Villages, which the Country People had abandon'd to the Flames. After this he retired to Reft, and it is moft certain, that he was fo little... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1754 - 590 Seiten
...more vifible and dreadful. But my Uncle, in order to footh the Apprehenfions of his Friend, affured him it was only the burning of the Villages, which...abandoned to the Flames : After this he retired to Reft ; and, it is moft certain, he was fo little difcompofed as to fall into a deep Sleep ; for, being... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - 1757 - 390 Seiten
...more vifible and dreadful. But my uncle, in order to footh the apprehenfions of his friend, aflured him it was only the burning of the villages, which...abandoned to the flames: after this he retired to reft, and it is moft certain he was fo little difcompofed as to fall into a deep fleep ; for being... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 Seiten
...for, being corpulent, and breathing hard, the attendants in the antichamber actually heard him snore. The court which led to his apartment being now almost filled with stones and ashes, it would have been impossible for him, if he had continued there any longer, to have made his way out;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 Seiten
...contributed to render still more visible and dreadful. Pliny, to soothe the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the burning of the villages,...had abandoned to the flames : after this he retired, and had some sleep. The court which Ied to his apartment being in the mean time almost filled with... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...for, being corpulent, and breathing hard, the attendants in the antichamber actually heard him snore. The court which led to his apartment being now almost filled with stones and ashes, it would have been impossible for him, if he had continued there any longer, to have made his way out;... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 Seiten
...still more visible and dreadful. But my uncle, in order to soothe the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the burning of the villages,...abandoned to the flames ; after this he retired to rest, and it is most certain he was so little discomposed as to fall into a deep sleep; for being pretty... | |
 | C. Gros - 1818 - 492 Seiten
...visible and dreadful. But my uncle, in order to sooth' the apprehensions of his friend, assured htm it was only the burning of the villages, which the...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... | |
 | Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 Seiten
...render still more visible and dreadful. But my uncle, in order to sooth the apprehensions of his friend, assured him it was only the burning of the villages,...abandoned to the flames ; after this he retired to rest, and it is most certain he was so little discomposed as to fall into a deep sleep, for being pretty... | |
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