 Campania; but they were so particularly violent that night, that they not only shook everything about us, but seemed, indeed, to threaten total destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising in order to awaken her. We went out into...  Pompeii - Seite 46von William Clarke (architect.) - 1836Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Clarke (architect.) - 1836 - 354 Seiten
...this account continued, in the following letter. t Pliny's Letters, Melmoth's Translation, vi. 16. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising,...years of age, I know not whether I should call my behavipur, in this dangerous juncture, courage or rashness ; but I took up Livy, and amused myself... | |
 | the christians - 1836 - 426 Seiten
...night, that they not only shook every thing about us, but seemed indeed 'o threaten total destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising in order to awaken her. Though it was now morning, the light was exceedingly faint and languid : the buildings all around us... | |
 | 1835 - 298 Seiten
...embraced upon cool and deliberate consideration. sea from the buildings. As I was at that time hut eighteen years of age, I know not whether I should call my behaviour in this dangerous conjuncture courage or rashness ; but I took up Livy and amused myself in turning over that author,... | |
 | John Edmund Reade - 1838 - 584 Seiten
...scene of horror, not a sigh or expression of " fear escaped me As I was, at that time, but eigh" teen years of age, I know not whether I should call my " behaviour courage or rashness :" — neither, most certainly, but a specimen of the grossest affectation —... | |
 | John P. Hiester - 1845 - 298 Seiten
...Letters, Melmoth'i Translation, vi, 16. Virgil, book ii. 138 KOTZS or TRAVZL. to threaten destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising in order to awaken her. W« went out into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the buildings.... | |
 | Wilhelm Wittich - 1845 - 432 Seiten
...everything about us, but seemed indeed to threaten total destruction. My mother awoke me, and we went into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the buildings. When it grew day the light was exceedingly faint and languid, and the buildings all around tottered.... | |
 | William Clarke (Architect) - 1847 - 636 Seiten
...night, that they not only shook everything about us, but seemed indeed to threaten total destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising, in order to awaken her. We went oat into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the buildings. As I was... | |
 | William Jardine, P. J. Selby - 1850 - 370 Seiten
...same writer in another epistle, adverting now to his own situation), my mother and I were at Misenum. We went out into a small court belonging to the house,...whether I should call my behaviour in this dangerous conjuncture courage or rashness ; but I took up Livy and amused myself in turning over that author,... | |
 | Henry Peter Dunster - 1850 - 372 Seiten
...night, that they not only shook every thing about us, but seemed indeed to threaten total destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising in order to awaken her. We went into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the buildings. As I was at... | |
 | Young people - 1852 - 1020 Seiten
...that they not only shook everything about us, but seemed indeed to threaten universal destruction. My mother flew to my chamber, where she found me rising, in order to awaken me. We went out into a small court belonging to the house, which separated the sea from the buildings."... | |
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