 | James Smith (author of the Panorama of science and art.) - 1859 - 924 pàgines
...not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly; for...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze which I... | |
 | James Bruce - 1860 - 442 pàgines
...in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and moved very rapidly, for I scarce could turn to fall...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor or purple haze which I... | |
 | Lewis Cheeseman - 1860 - 332 pàgines
...in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and moved very rapidly, for I scarce could turn to fall...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor or purple haze which I... | |
 | Charles Baker - 1860 - 432 pàgines
...from the ground. " It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I could scarce turn to fall upon the ground, with my head to the...felt the heat of its current plainly upon my face." When the purple haze had passed, a light air still blew of such heat as to threaten suffocation. The... | |
 | George Bush - 1865 - 704 pàgines
...not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of % ƀ 0 졁 % ƀ 0 ... 偓 ƀ 0 on the ground, as ii dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1873 - 898 pàgines
...twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly ; for 1 scarce could turn to fall upon the ground, with my...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground as if dead, till Idrls told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which 1... | |
 | English explorers - 1875 - 680 pàgines
...not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which... | |
 | Robert Fame Hutchinson - 1875 - 298 pàgines
...South-east a haze come, in colour like the purple part of the rainbow, but not so compressed or thick. It moved very rapidly, for I scarce could turn to fall upon the ground, when I felt the heat of its current plainly upon my face." On another occasion, "The dreadful simoom... | |
 | Charles Armar Wilkins - 1876 - 328 pàgines
...high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly; for I scarcely could turn to fall upon the ground, with my head to...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor or purple haze which I... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1883 - 876 pàgines
...not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly ; for...ground, with my head to the northward, when I felt tne heat of its current plainlv upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground as i!' dead, till Idrls... | |
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I saw from the southeast a haze come, in colour like the purple part of the rainbow, but not so compressed or thick. It did not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it... 
