| 1834 - 222 Seiten
...remember the morning of the first of November, 1775. The day dawned clear and beautiful. The sun shone out in its full lustre; the whole face of the sky was perfectly serene, and no one conceived of the horrible contrast, which was soon after to present itself. The earth had trembled... | |
| 1834 - 438 Seiten
...morning seen than the 1st of November; the sun shone out in its full lustre: the whole face of ihe skv was perfectly serene and -clear; and not the least signal or warning of thai approaching event, which has made this once flourishing, opulent. and populous city a scene of... | |
| Robert Sears - 1843 - 578 Seiten
...that ill-fated city. " There never was a finer morning seen than the first of November ; the sun shone out in its full lustre ; the whole face of the sky...signal or warning of that approaching event, which lias made this once flourishing, opulent, and populous city a scene of the utmost horror and desolation,... | |
| 1847 - 568 Seiten
...ill-fated city : — "There never was a finer morning seen than the first of November; the sun. shone out in its full lustre; the whole face of the sky...only such as served to alarm, but scarcely left a moment'» time to fly from the general destruction. "It was on the morning of this fatal day, between... | |
| Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 332 Seiten
...^artfeqirate at f istanu There never was a finer morning seen than the 1st of November , the sun shone out in its full lustre ; the whole face of the sky...approaching event, which has made this once flourishing, * It was customary to cast lots who should be the king or chief of the feast. t In the year 1765. The... | |
| 1855 - 358 Seiten
...remember the morning of the first of November, 1775. The day dawned clear and beautiful. The sun shone out in its full lustre; the whole face of the sky was perfectly serene, and no one conceived of the horrible contrast, which was soon after to present itself. The earth had trembled... | |
| Daniel Dana Buck - 1856 - 480 Seiten
...destroyed Lisbon, in 1755. " There never was a finer morning seen than the 1st of November ; the sun shone out in its full lustre ; the whole face of the sky...warning of that approaching event, which has made this onco flou- ishing, opulent, and populous city, a scene of the utmost horror and desolation, except... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 358 Seiten
...into two Half-hours.] There never was a finer morning seen than the 1st of November ; the son shone out in its full lustre ; the whole face of the sky was perfectly serene and clear; and -v 30 HALF-HOURS WITH THE BEET AUTHOBS. [D4.vY. not the least signal or warning of that approaching... | |
| 1857 - 388 Seiten
...50,000) persons swallowed up, &c. Nov. 1. C" Nor was there the least warning of that event, which made a once flourishing, opulent, and populous city, a scene of the utmost horror and desolation." Thirty churches and innumerable public edifices and houses were destroyed.] JEI00.O00 voted by the... | |
| Joaquim António de Macedo - 1874 - 346 Seiten
...never was a finer morning seen than the l.st of November 1755: the sun shone ont in his full luster; the whole face of the sky was perfectly serene and clear; and there was not the least signal or warning of that approaching event which has made this once flourishing,... | |
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