| Rand - 1857 - 344 Seiten
...itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced...sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my... | |
| Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1859 - 510 Seiten
...itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced...sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's... | |
| Fredrika Bremer - 1880 - 492 Seiten
...above like branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air, which impelled it, and the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards, or the cloud, being pressed down again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes white and... | |
| Fredrika Bremer - 1861 - 450 Seiten
...impelled it, and the force of which decreased as it advanced upward ; or the cloud, being pressed down again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes white, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it became more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - 1862 - 524 Seiten
..." at that distance discernible from what mountain it arose, but it was found afterwards that it was Vesuvius. I cannot give a more exact description of...impregnated with earth and cinders. This was a surprising phe* uomenon, and it deserved, in the opinion of that learned man, to be inquired into more exactly.... | |
| William Henry Anderdon - 1863 - 384 Seiten
...itself at the top into a sort of branches ; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced...sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or loss impregnated with earth and cinders" — Plin. lib. vi 16. In its course, it swallowed... | |
| Wonders - 1866 - 400 Seiten
...at the top into the form of branches— occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced...cloud itself, being pressed back again by its own * In other words, he had anointed his body with oil, and then laid down or walked about naked — a... | |
| Thomas Henry Dyer - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced...sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's... | |
| Frédéric Zurcher - 1868 - 438 Seiten
...itself at the top into sort of branches ; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced...sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my... | |
| Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1868 - 270 Seiten
...top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air i'l.ji "/cupelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards,...sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.' " " There have been many very accurate and graphic... | |
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