 | John Charnock - 1801 - 956 Seiten
...progress. Instead of being extinguished, it was nourished and quickened by the element of water j and sand, urine, or vinegar, were the only remedies that could...agent, which was justly denominated by the Greeks the //</«/</, or the maritime fire. For the annoyance of the enemy, it was employed with equal effect... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1788 - 368 Seiten
...inftead of being extinguimed, it was nou'rifhed and quick' ened, by the element of water ; and fand, urine, or vinegar, were the only remedies that could damp the fury of this powerful agent, which was juftly denominated by the Greeks, the liquid, or the maritime, fire. For the annoyance of the enemy,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1802 - 410 Seiten
...damp the fury of this powerful agent, which was juftly denominated by the Greeks, the liquid, or the Maritime, fire* For the annoyance of the enemy, it was employed with equal effeft, by fea and land, in battles or in fieges. It was either poured from the rampart in large boilers,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 Seiten
...; instead of being extinguished, it was nourished and quickened, by the element of water; and sand, urine, or vinegar, were the only remedies that could...was justly denominated by the Greeks, the liquid, or the maritime, fire. For the annoyance ot the enemy, it was employed with equal effect, by sea and land,... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 412 Seiten
...naptha, or liquid bitumen : this was mingled with sulphur and pitch extracted from green firs. Sand, urine, or vinegar, were the only remedies that could damp the fury of this powerful agent, which was nourished and quickened by the element of water, and was therefore justly denominated by the Creeks,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1806 - 406 Seiten
...damp the fury of this powerful agent, which was justly denominated by the Greeks, the liquid, or the maritime fire. For the annoyance of the enemy, it...employed with equal effect, by sea and land, in battles or in sieges. It was either poured from the rampart in large boilers, or launched in red-hot balls... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1807 - 492 Seiten
...bitumen ; this was mingled with fulphur, and the pitch that is extracted from green firs; and land, urine, or vinegar, were the' only remedies that could damp the fury of this powerful agent, which npuriihed and quickened by the element of water; and was juftly denominated by the Greeks the liquid,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 546 Seiten
...instead of being extinguished, it was nourished and quickened, by the element of water ; and sand, urine, or vinegar, were the only remedies that could...was justly denominated by the Greeks the liquid, or the maritime fire. For the annoyance of the enemy it was em ployed with equal effect by sea and land,... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 522 Seiten
...fury of this powerful agent, which was justly denominated by the Greeks, the liquid, or maritim«, fire. For the annoyance of the enemy, it was employed with equal effect, by sea and land, in battles or in sieges. It was either poured from the rampart in large boilers, or launched in red-hot balls... | |
 | 1838 - 518 Seiten
...; instead of being extinguished, it -was nourished and quickened by the element of water; and sand, urine, or vinegar were the only remedies that' could...was justly denominated by the Greeks the liquid or the maritime firx;. For the annoyance of the enemy, it was employed \rith equal effect by sea and by... | |
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... sand, urine, or vinegar, were the only remedies that could damp the fury of this powerful agent, which was justly denominated by the Greeks, the liquid, or maritime, fire. 
