 | Edward MacDermott - 1854 - 236 Seiten
...or when there is no moon, but of a room when it is shut up and all the lights extinct. Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams...others for their parents, others for their husbands ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing to die from the very fear of... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1854 - 740 Seiten
...scarcely stepped aside when utter darkness overspread them. Nothing was then to be heard, says he, but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men : some calling for their husbands, and onlydistinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that... | |
 | James Walter Wall - 1856 - 336 Seiten
...had come. Well might Pliny the Younger say in his letter to the historian Tacitus, — "Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams...his own fate, another that of his family — some lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was... | |
 | James Walter Wall - 1856 - 48 Seiten
...had come. Well might Pliny the Younger fiay in his letter to the historian Tacitus — " Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams...voices : one lamenting his own fate, another that of ids family — soma lifting their hands to the gods; but the greater part imagining that the last and... | |
 | Ferdinand De Wilton Ward - 1856 - 340 Seiten
...alighted jm4 MSSK ed two hours, with emotions of wonder and delight s\ich. as. Letter — Continued. women, the screams of children, and the cries of men, some calling for their children, others for th«ir parents, others for their husbands, and distingushing each other by their voices ; one lamenting... | |
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1857 - 532 Seiten
...or when there is no moon, but of a room when it is shut up and all the lights extinct. Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams...family, some wishing to die from the very fear of dying At length a glimmering light appeared, then again we were immersed in thick darkness, and a heavy shower... | |
 | 1858 - 146 Seiten
...like that of a cloudy night, but of a room when it is shut up, and all the lights out. " Nothing then was to be heard, but the shrieks of women, the screams...their parents, others for their husbands, and only able to distinguish one another by their voices. " At length a glimmering light appeared, which was... | |
 | Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1859 - 510 Seiten
...of a cloudy night, or when there is no moon, Jbut of a room when it is shut up, and all the lights extinct. Nothing there was to be heard but the shrieks...the cries of men ; some calling for their children, some for their parents, others for their hus42 BB* bands, and only distinguishing each other by theii... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1868 - 796 Seiten
...side "nothing was to be heard but the shrieks of women and children, and the cries of men : some were calling for their children, others for their parents,...only distinguishing each other by their voices : one was lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wished to die, that they might escape... | |
 | Cecilia Lucy Brightwell - 1861 - 400 Seiten
...or when there is no moon, but of a room when it is shut up and all the lights extinct. Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams...some wishing to die from the very fear of dying, some calling upon the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which... | |
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Nothing there was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men : some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices; one lamenting... 
