 | Samuel Burder - 1804 - 440 pàgines
...different distances, at times moving withgrcat celerity, as others stalking on with a majestic slowness j 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... | |
 | Henry Robertson (M.D.) - 1808 - 452 pàgines
...different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with 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: a^ain they would retreat so as to be... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1812 - 442 pàgines
...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 overwelm us ; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat... | |
 | James Bruce - 1813 - 584 pàgines
...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... | |
 | 1815 - 500 pàgines
...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 more than once actually reach us. Again they would would retreat so as... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 468 pàgines
...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, more than once, actually reach us. Again they would retreat so as to... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 pàgines
...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... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 508 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 592 pàgines
...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... | |
 | 1823 - 886 pàgines
...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... 
