 | 1804 - 560 Seiten
...and boisterous. There Pliny, taking a draught or two of water, threw himself down upon a cloth that was spread for him; when immediately the flames and...them, dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to arise. He raised himself, with the assistance of two of his servants, for he was pretty fat,... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 Seiten
...preceded by a strong smell of sulphur, dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise. He raised himself up, with the assistance of two of...servants, and instantly fell down dead ; suffocated, I conjecture, by some gross and noxious vapour, as having always had weak lungs, and being frequently... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 Seiten
...they found the waves still run extremely high and boisterous. There Pliny, taking a draught or two of water, threw himself down upon a cloth which was spread...them, dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to arise. He raised himself, with the assistance of two of his servants, for he wai corpulent,... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 Seiten
...preceded by a strong smell of sulphur, dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise. He raised himself up, with the assistance of two of...servants, and instantly fell down dead ; suffocated, I conjecture, by some gross and noxious vapour, as having always had weak lungs, and being frequently... | |
 | Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 Seiten
...waves still run extremely high and )oisterous. There, my uncle, after having drunk a draught >r two of cold water, threw himself down upon a cloth which was spread for him, when immediately the flames, md a strong smell of sulphur which was the forerunner of [hem, dispersed the rest of the company, and... | |
 | Sarah Atkins - 1825 - 178 Seiten
...this extremity concentrated in himself. Pliny likewise made an attempt, but unsuccessfully, to escape. He raised himself up, with the assistance of two of his servants, but was instantly suffocated by the noxious vapours which accompanied the clouds of smoke that issued... | |
 | Charles Room - 1828 - 108 Seiten
...found the waves still run extremely high and boisterous. There my uncle, having drunk a glass or two nf cold water, threw himself down upon a cloth which...them, dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise : he raised himself up with the assistance of two of his servants, and instantly fell down... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 Seiten
...found the waves still run extremely high and boisterous. There my uncle having drunk a draught or two of cold water, threw himself down upon a cloth which was spread for him, when immediately fhe flames and a strong smell of sulphur, which was the forerunner of them, dispersed the rest of the... | |
 | William Clarke (architect.) - 1836 - 354 Seiten
...found the waves still run extremely high and boisterous. There my uncle, having drunk a draught or two of cold water, threw himself down upon a cloth which...them, dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise. He raised himself up with the assistance of two of his servants, and instantly fell down... | |
 | William Clarke (architect.) - 1836 - 392 Seiten
...found the waves still run extremely high and boisterous. There my uncle, having drunk a draught or two of cold water, threw himself down upon a cloth which...them, dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise. He raised himself up with the assistance of two of his servants, and instantly fell down... | |
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There my uncle, having drunk a draught or two of cold water, threw himself down upon a cloth which was spread for him, when immediately the flames, and a strong smell of sulphur, which was the forerunner of them, dispersed the rest of the company, and... 
