| J. T. Bannister - 1844 - 650 páginas
...intervals he thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm him and his companions. Again they would retreat, so as to be almost out of sight,...and these, once disjoined, dispersed in the air, and appeared no more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannon-shot.... | |
| Francis Bond Head - 1844 - 586 páginas
...minutes to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually, more than once, reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight,...the very clouds. There the tops often separated from their bodies ; and these, once disjoined, dispersed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes... | |
| William Laxton - 1844 - 506 páginas
...few minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us; again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight,...their tops reaching to the very clouds. There the top* often separated from the bodies ; and these once disjoined, and dispersed in the air, did not... | |
| 1844 - 384 páginas
...minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us ; again they would retreat, so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching the very clouds ; then the tops often separated from the bodies, and these, once disjoined, dispersed... | |
| Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 páginas
...to j the very clouds. There the tops often separated from tfcei bodies, and these once disjointed, dispersed in the air, and did ¡ not appear more. Sometimes they were broken Dear tot middle, ai if struck with a large cannon shot. About noca, they began to advance with considerable... | |
| Robert Southey - 1845 - 848 páginas
...moments to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually, more than once, reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their top* reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often separated from th* bodies, and these once disjointed,... | |
| William Reid - 1846 - 626 páginas
...minutes to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat, so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds. Then the tops often separated from the bodies ; and these once disjoined, dispersed in the air, and... | |
| 1847 - 412 páginas
...few minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand actually more than once reached us: again they would retreat, so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds ; then the tops often separated from the bodies, and these, once disjoined, dispersed in the air, and... | |
| 1848 - 796 páginas
...moments to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat, so as to be almost out of sight,...Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck by a large cannon-shot. About noon they began to advance with considerable swiftness upon us, the wind... | |
| Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 páginas
...minutes to overwhelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight,...and did not appear more. Sometimes they were broken in the middle, as if struck with large cannon shot. About noon they began to advance with considerable... | |
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