 | George Gregory - 1796 - 682 Seiten
...again, Conflagration in.. ~- [Book Vl. again, and retired with the fame rapidity, and I re.r :mained up to my knees in water, though I had gotten upon....the river, with the ruins of feveral intervening Jioufes to break its force. At this time I took notice the waters retired fo impetuoufly, that fome... | |
 | George Gregory - 1798 - 582 Seiten
...lefs violent than the two former, the fea rufhed in again, and retired with the fame rapidity, and I remained up to my knees in water, though I had gotten upon a fmall eminence at fome diftance froqn the river, with the ruins of feveral intervening houfes tu break its force. At this time I took... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 374 Seiten
...less violent than the two former, the sea rushed in again, and retired with the same rapidjty, and I remained up to my knees in water, though I had gotten upon a small eminence at some distance from the river, with the ruins of several intervening houses to break... | |
 | 1818 - 384 Seiten
...somewhat less violent than the former, the sea rushed in again, and retired with the same rapidity, and I remained up to my knees in water, though I had gotten upon a small eminence, and some distance from the river, with the ruins of several intervening houses to break... | |
 | 1832 - 406 Seiten
...upon a small eminence at some distance from the river, with the ruins of several intervening houses to break its force. At this time I took notice the waters retired so impetuously, that some vessels were left quite dry, which rode in seven fathoni water: the river... | |
 | John Davenport - 1839 - 520 Seiten
...less violent than the two former, the sea rushed in again, and retired with the same rapidity, and I remained up to my knees in water, though I had gotten upon a small eminence at some distance from the river, with the ruins of several intervening houses to break... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 Seiten
...less violent than the two former, the sea rushed in again, and retired with the same rapidity, and I remained up to my knees in water, though I had gotten upon a small eminence at some distance from the river, with the ruins of several intervening houses to break... | |
 | 1847 - 568 Seiten
...less violent than the twu former, the sea rushed in again, and retired with the same rapidity, and I remained up to my knees in water, though I had gotten upon a small eminence at some distance from the river, with ihe ruins of several intervening houses to break... | |
 | Henry Peter Dunster - 1850 - 372 Seiten
...somewhat less violent than the former, the sea rushed in again, and retired with the same rapidity, and I remained up to my knees in water, though I had gotten upon a small eminence, at some distance from the river, with the ruins of several intervening houses to break... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 332 Seiten
...upou a small eminence at some distance from the river, with the ruins of several intervening houses to break its force. At this time I took notice the waters retired so impetuously, that some vessels were left quite dry, which rode in seven fathom water ; the river... | |
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I had not been long in the area of St. Paul's, when I felt the third shock, which though somewhat less violent than the two former, the sea rushed in again, and retired with the same rapidity, and I remained up to my knees in water, though I had gotten... 
