| Charles Morris - 1888 - 536 Seiten
...changed, being covered over with white ashes, as with a deep snow. We returned to Misenum, where wo refreshed ourselves as well as we could, and passed an anxious night between hope and fear, though indeed with a much larger share of the latter; for the earthquake still continued, while... | |
| William Gee - 1895 - 336 Seiten
...returned, and the sun appeared, though very faintly, and as when an eclipse is coming on, and every object seemed changed, being covered over with white ashes as with a deep snow." This description has not been excelled as dealing Other with the superficial appearances, but other... | |
| William Gee - 1895 - 340 Seiten
...returned, and the sun appeared, though very faintly, and as when an eclipse is coming on, and every object seemed changed, being covered over with white ashes as with a deep snow." This description has not been excelled as dealing Other with the superficial appearances, but other... | |
| Richard Anthony Proctor - 1895 - 356 Seiten
...returned, and the sun was seen faintly shining through the overhanging canopy of ashes, " every object seemed changed, being covered over with white ashes as with a deep snow." It is most remarkable that Pliny makes no mention m his letter of the destruction of the two populous... | |
| John Townsend Trowbridge - 1902 - 688 Seiten
...our eyee (which were extremely weakened) seemed changed, being covered deep with ashes, as if with snow. We returned to Misenum, where we refreshed ourselves as well as we could, and paused an anxious ni^ht between hope and fear, though indeed with a much larger «hare of the latter... | |
| George Willis Botsford, Lillie M. Shaw Botsford - 1903 - 354 Seiten
...when an eclipse is coming on. Every object which presented itself seemed changed, for it was covered with white ashes, as with a deep snow. We returned to Misenum, where we refreshed ourselves as At well as we could, and passed an anxious night between Misenum hope and fear, though in fact with... | |
| Richard Anthony Proctor - 1904 - 462 Seiten
...returned, and the sun was seen faintly shining through the overhanging canopy of ashes, "every object seemed changed, being covered over with white ashes as with a deep snow." It is remarkable that Pliny makes no mention in his letter of the destruction of the two populous and... | |
| Charles Francis Horne - 1905 - 448 Seiten
...our eyes—which were extremely weakened—seemed changed, being covered deep with ashes as if with snow. We returned to Misenum, where we refreshed ourselves...could, and passed an anxious night between hope and fear; though, indeed, with a much larger share of the latter; for the earthquake still continued, while... | |
| Pliny (the Younger.) - 1905 - 502 Seiten
...extremely weakened) seemed changed, being covered deep with ashes as if with enow. We returned to Mieennm, where we refreshed ourselves as well as we could, and passed an anxious night between hope and fear ; though, indeed, with a much larger share oi the latter: for the earthquake still continued,... | |
| Charles Eugene Banks, Opie Read - 1906 - 472 Seiten
...to our eyes (which were extremely weakened) seemed changed, being covered with white ashes as with deep snow. We returned to Misenum, where we refreshed...could, and passed an anxious night between hope and fear; though, indeed, with a much larger share of the latter; for the earth still continued to shake,... | |
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