 | John Murray (Firm) - 1890 - 366 Seiten
...convenient distance from the houses, we stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be...resembling flashes of lightning, but much larger. . . . The ashes now began to fall upon us, though in no great quantity. I turned my head, and observed... | |
 | Charles Morris - 1896 - 374 Seiten
...certain, at least, that the shore was considerably enlarged, and several sea-animals were left upon it. At the other side a black and dreadful cloud, bursting with an igneous serpentine vapor, darted out a long train of fire, resembling flashes of lightning, but much larger. . . . " Soon... | |
 | Charles Morris - 1902 - 524 Seiten
...convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least that the shore was considerably enlarged, and many sea animals were left upon it. On the other side a...dreadful cloud, bursting with an igneous serpentine vapor, darted out a long train of fire, resembling flashes of lightning, but much larger. FEAR VERSUS... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge - 1902 - 688 Seiten
...the oonvubive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the »höre was considerably enlarged, and several sea animals were left upon it. On the other side, a black and dreadful cloud, broken with rapid, zigzag fiaahea. revealed behind it variously shaped шшич» of Same ; these last... | |
 | Charles Francis Horne - 1905 - 440 Seiten
...the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and several sea animals were left upon it. On the other side, a black and dreadful cloud, broken with rapid, zigzag flashes, revealed behind it variously shaped masses of flame: these last... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1905 - 502 Seiten
...the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and several sea animals were left upon it. On the other side, a black and dreadful cloud, broken with rapid, zigzag flashes, revealed behind it variously shaped masses of name : these last... | |
 | 1902 - 1212 Seiten
...the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and several sea animals were left upon it. On the other side a black and dreadful cloud, bursting with igneous vapour, darted out a long train of fire, resembling flashes of lightning, but much larger.... | |
 | 1906 - 594 Seiten
...the convulsive motion ~of the earth; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and several sea animals were left upon it. On the other side a black and dreadful cloud, broken with rapid, zigzag flashes, revealed behind it variously shaped masses of flame; these last... | |
 | Charles Eugene Banks, Opie Read - 1906 - 480 Seiten
...On the other side (of the bay) a black and dreadful cloud bursting with an igneous serpentine vapor, darted out a long train of fire, resembling flashes of lightning, but much larger. Upon this, our Spanish friend, whom I mentioned before, addressing himself to my mother and me, with... | |
 | Richard Linthicum - 1906 - 416 Seiten
...throes; it is certain, at least, that the shore was considerably enlarged, and that several marine animals were left upon it. On the other side, a black and terrible cloud, bursting with an igneous serpentine vapor, darted out a long train of fire, resembling,... | |
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... upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the... 
