 | 1793 - 532 pągines
...expanfe_of defert.from W. and to NW of us, we faw a number of prodigious pillars of fand at different diftances, at times moving with great celerity, at others ftalking on with a majeBic flownefs : at intervals w« thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us;... | |
 | 1790 - 694 pągines
...different diilances, at timen moving with great celerity, at others (talking on with a majeftic flownefe. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us ; and fm, ill quantities of fand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat fa as to... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1790 - 734 pągines
...prodigious pillars of fand at different liiftances, at times moving with great celerity, at others fbrlking on with a majeftic flownefs : at intervals we thought they were coming in a few minutes to overwhelm us ; and fmall quantities of land did aehially more than once rcaih us. Again... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 328 pągines
...from weft and to north-wefl of them,. they faw a number of prodigious pillars of fand at different diftances, at times moving with great celerity, at...ftalking on with a majeftic flownefs; at intervals they thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm them ; and fmall quantities of fand... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1797 - 362 pągines
...defert, from weft and to north-weft of them, they fnw a number of prodigious pillars of fand at different diftances, at times moving with great celerity, at others ftalking on with a majeflic flow< nefs ; at intervals they thought they were coming in a vory few minutes to overwhelm... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - 1798 - 472 pągines
...expanfe of defert, from W. to NW of us, we faw a number of prodigious pillars of fand, at different diftances, at times moving with great celerity, at others ftalking on with a majeftic flownel's; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us; and fmall... | |
 | James Bruce, Samuel Shaw - 1814 - 408 pągines
...expanfe ofdefert, from W. and to NW of them, they faw a number of prodigious pillars of fand at different diftances, at times moving with great celerity, at others ftalking on with a majeftic flowrefs ; at intervals they thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm them ; and... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1802 - 572 pągines
...different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on wjth a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very 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... | |
 | 1802 - 572 pągines
...different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very 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... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1807 - 438 pągines
...different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very 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... | |
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... majestic slowness ; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very 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... 
