 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 Seiten
...at a Diflance from us : Then again we were immerfed in thick Darknefs ; and a heavy Shower of Afties rained upon us ; which we were obliged every now and then to fbake off, other wife we fhouid have been crufhed and buried in the Heap. I might boaft that during... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - 1757 - 390 Seiten
...at a diftance from us: then again we were immerfed in thick darknefs, and a heavy fhower of allies rained upon us, which we were obliged every now and then to fhake off, otherwife we fhould have been crufhed and buried in the heap. I might boaft, that during... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 912 Seiten
...at a diftance '•-r. ai : then again we were immerfed darkr.efs, and a heavy (bower of alhes raineJ upon us, which we were obliged every now and then to Shake off, otherwife we ihould have been cruihed and buried in the heap. I might boaft, that during all this fcene... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 Seiten
...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...and then to shake off, otherwise we should have been overwhelmed and buried in the heap^ I might boast, that, during all this scene of horror, not a sigh,... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...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 * The Stoic and Epicurean philosophers held, that the world was to be destroyed by fire, and all things... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 Seiten
...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...might boast, that during all this scene of horror, not a sigh or expression of fear escaped from me, had not my support been founded in that miserable though... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 568 Seiten
...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...buried in the heap. I might boast, that during all this scetie of horror, not a sigh or expression of fear escaped from me, had not my support been founded... | |
 | Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 Seiten
...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...to shake off, otherwise we should have been crushed aud buried in the heap. I might boast, that during all this scene of horror, not a sigh or an expression... | |
 | Picture gallery - 1824 - 234 Seiten
...the return of day. However, the fire fell at a distance from us; and then again we were immersed in thick darkness, and a heavy shower of ashes rained...and then to shake off, otherwise we should have been overwhelmed and buried in the heap. " ' I might boast that, during all this scene of horror, not a... | |
 | 1830 - 570 Seiten
...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...which we were obliged every now and then to shake off, othrrwe should have been crushed and buried in the heap. I might boast, that during all this scene... | |
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At length a glimmering light appeared, which we imagined to be rather the forerunner of an approaching burst of 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,... 
