 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1861 - 400 Seiten
..." I cannot," says the narrator, " give you a more exact description of its figure than by comparing it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height, in the form of a tall trunk, which spread at the top into a sort of brandies, the cause of which was, I imagine, either... | |
 | Fredrika Bremer - 1861 - 450 Seiten
...be from Vesuvius. Its form resembled that of a tree, but rather that of a pinetree than any other ; for it shot up a great height, in the form of a trunk, extending above like branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air which impelled... | |
 | Vittorio Mussi - 1863 - 636 Seiten
...uncommon appearance, myself, and cannot give a more exact descriptiqn of it, than by resembling its figure to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height in thè form of a trunk which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches occasioned, I imagine,... | |
 | William Denton, Elizabeth M. Foote Denton - 1863 - 392 Seiten
...He tells us that a cloud was seen to ascend from Mount Vesuvius, of very unusual size and shape. " I cannot give a more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pine tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended... | |
 | Wonders - 1866 - 400 Seiten
...discernible from what mountains this cloud issued ; but it was afterwards found to ascend from Mount Vesuvius. I cannot give a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up a great height in appearance like a trunk, and... | |
 | Thomas Henry Dyer - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...discernible from what mountain this cloud issued, but it was found afterwards to ascend from Mount Vesuvius.f I cannot give a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended... | |
 | Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1868 - 270 Seiten
...has described the scene." " Pliny and others." " How did Pliny describe it ? " " His own words are, ' I cannot give a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it 10 that of a pine tree ; for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which... | |
 | John Phillips - 1869 - 406 Seiten
...cliscernible from what mountain this cloud issued, but it was found afterwards to ascend from Mount Vesuvius. I cannot give a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which... | |
 | John Cave Winscombe - 1871 - 122 Seiten
...cannot give you a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, and extended itself at the top in sort of branches."—PLINY. t " He was now so near the mountain that... | |
 | Osborne William Tancock - 1872 - 364 Seiten
...discernible from what mountain this cloud issued, but it was found afterwards to ascend from Mount Vesuvius. I cannot give a more exact description of...likening it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches... | |
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Vesuvius.* I cannot give a more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches... 
