 | John Russell (painter.) - 1748 - 324 Seiten
...more exaft defcription of its figure, than '* by refembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it " (hot up a great height in the form of a trunk, ** which extended itfelf at the top into fort of " branchess occafioned, I imagine, either by a " fudden guft of air... | |
 | Midwife - 1750 - 302 Seiten
...cannot give you a more exaft Defcription of its Figure, than by refembling it to t Lit. VI. Ffijj, i6. \ that of a Pine.Tree; for it Shot up a great Height in 'the Form of a Trunk, which extended itfelf at the Top into a Sort of Branches ; occafioned, I imagine, either by a fudden Guft of Air that... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1754 - 590 Seiten
...you a more cxacl Dcfcription of its Figure, than by refembling it to that of a Pine-Tree, for it (hot up a great Height in the Form of a Trunk, which extended itfelf at the Top into a fort of Branches ; occafioned, I imagine, either by a fudden Guft of Air that... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - 1757 - 390 Seiten
...you a more exact defcription of its figure, than by refembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it fhot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itfelf at the top into fort of branches ; occafioned, I imagine, either by a fudden guftofair that... | |
 | 1798 - 514 Seiten
...found afterwards to afcend from mount Yefuvius. Its figure refembled that of a pine-tree; for. it ihot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itfelf at the top into a fort of branches; and it appeared fofnetimes bright, and fometimes dark and... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 Seiten
...can thus confound. I cannot give you a more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up a great height in the form of a tall trunk, which spread at the top into a sort of branches; occasioned, I suppose, either that the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 Seiten
...afterwards to ascend from mount Vesuvius. Its figure resembled that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended...bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either •more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This was a noble phaenomenon for the philosophic... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...* In the julf of Naples. give you a more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up a great height in the form of a tall trunk, which spread at the top into a sort of branches; occasioned, I suppose, either that the... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 Seiten
...mount Vesuvius t. I cannot give you a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height...extended itself at the top into a sort of branches ; occasioned, 1 imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased... | |
 | C. Gros - 1818 - 492 Seiten
...exact description of its figurey than by resembling' it to that of a pine.tree, for it (shot up}"1 a great height in the* form of a* trunk", which extended itself at the top into a* sort of branches, occasioned", I imagine, by a sudden gust" of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased (as... | |
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I cannot give you a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches... 
