 | Hieremias Drexelius - 1856 - 354 Seiten
...that she was not the occasion of mine. But I absolutely refused to leave her, and, taking her by the hand, I led her on; she complied with great reluctance, and not without many reproaches to herself for being the occasion of retarding my flight. The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great... | |
 | Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1859 - 510 Seiten
...that she was not the occasion of mine. But I absolutely refused to leave her ; and, taking her by the hand, I led her on. She complied with great reluctance,...ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantities. I turned my head, and observed behind us a thick smoke, which came rolling after us like... | |
 | 1858 - 146 Seiten
...that she was not the occasion of mine. But I absolutely refused to leave her, and taking her by the hand, I led her on. She complied with great reluctance,...retarding my flight. The ashes now began to fall upon us. I turned my head, and observed behind us a thick smoke, which 144 came rolling after us like a torrent.... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1861 - 400 Seiten
...occasion of mine. Absolutely refusing to leave her, I took her by the hand and led her on; she complying with great reluctance, and not without many reproaches...for retarding my flight. The ashes now began to fall on us, though in no great quantity. I turned my head, and observed behind us a thick smoke, which came... | |
 | William Denton, Elizabeth M. F. Denton, Elizabeth M. Foote Denton - 1863 - 384 Seiten
...to descend and cover the whole ocean. Pliny and his mother ied for their lives, and he says : — " The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no...quantity. I turned my head, and observed behind us a thick'smoke, which came rolling after us like a torrent. I proposed, while we had yet any light, to... | |
 | Thomas Henry Dyer - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...that sho was not the occasion of mine. But I absolutely refused to leave her, and taking her by the hand I led her on : she complied with great reluctance,...without many reproaches to herself for retarding my * An island twenty miles from Naples, now called Capri. flight. The ashes now began to fall upon us,... | |
 | 1867 - 616 Seiten
...doubt, that you might both survive him. Why, therefore, do JOB delay your escape a moment.' ******** " The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantities. I turned my head and observed a thick smoke which came rolling after us like a torrent.... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1868 - 296 Seiten
...absolutely refused to leave her, and taking her by the hand 1 led her on ; she complied reluctantly, and not without many reproaches to herself for retarding..."The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no considerable quantity. Turning my head, I perceived behind us a dense smoke, which came rolling in... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1869 - 296 Seiten
...absolutely refused to leave her, and taking her by the hand I led her on ; she complied reluctantly, and not without many reproaches to herself for retarding...The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no considerable quantity. Turning my head, I perceived behind us a dense smoke, which came rolling in... | |
 | John Phillips - 1869 - 458 Seiten
...that she was not the occasion of mine. But I absolutely refused to leave her, and taking her by the hand, I led her on; she complied with great reluctance,...many reproaches to herself for retarding my flight. 1 The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantity. I turned my head, and observed... | |
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As for herself, she said, her age and corpulency rendered all attempts of that sort impossible. However, she would willingly meet death if she could have the satisfaction of seeing that she was not the occasion of mine. 
