The black stormy clouds passing swiftly over, and at times covering the whole or a part of, the bright column of fire, at other times clearing away, and giving a full view of it, with the various tints produced by its reverberated light on the white clouds... The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 210edited by - 1780Full view - About this book
| English literature - 1780 - 740 pages
...could be clearly dittmguilhed at any place within fix miles or more of Vtliivius. The black ftormy clouds palling fwiftly over, and at times covering...and giving a full view of it, with the various tints pruducrd by its reverberated light on the white clouds above, in contrail with the pale flafbes of... | |
| History - 1781 - 732 pages
...clearly diltinguimed at any place within fix. miles or more of Vcfuvius. The black ftormy clouds paffing fwiftly over, and at times covering the whole, or...away, and giving a full view of it, with the various tint« produced by its reverberated light on the white clouds above, in contrail with the pale Rallies... | |
| History - 1788 - 734 pages
...fix miles ur more of V.'iuvius. The black Hormy clouds pafiing fwirtiy over, and at times coverin;; the whole, or a part of the bright column of fire,...away, and giving a full view of it, with the various tin» produced by its reverberated light on the white clouds above, in contrail with the pale flalh.es... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1788 - 762 pages
...diftinguiihed at any place within fix miles or more •of Vefuvius. The black ftormy clouds paffing fwiftly over, and at times covering the whole, or...of fire, at other times clearing away, and giving a fall view of it, with the various tints produced by its reverberated light on the white clouds above,... | |
| John Adams - Voyages and travels - 1792 - 382 pages
....diftinguifhed at.anyplace vyithin fix miles or more of Vefuvius. The black ftormy clouds paffing fwiftly over, at times covering the whole, or a part of the ^bright...reverberated light on the -white clouds above, in contraft with the pale fiuihes of forked lightening that attended the trefea^ •formed fuch a fcene... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 636 pages
...clearly diilinguimable at any place within fix miles or more of Vefuvius. The black ftormy clouds, paffmg fwiftly over, and at times covering the whole or a...its reverberated light on the white clouds above in contrail with the pale flafhes of forked lightning that attended the tropea, formed fuch a fcene as... | |
| English literature - 1813 - 1008 pages
...many other mountain» piled up on the top of the volcano. 'I'he bbck stormy clouds, passing swiftly over, and at times covering the whole or a part of the bright column of vapour, at other times clearing away and giving a full view of it, with the various tints produced... | |
| Thomas Ashe - 1813 - 382 pages
...so many other mountains piled up on the top of the volcano. The black stormy clouds, passing swiftly over, and at times covering the whole or a part of the bright column of vapour, at other times clearing away and giving a full view of it, with the various tints produced,... | |
| Edward T W. Polehampton - Astronomy - 1815 - 568 pages
...distinguished at any place within six miles or more of Vesuvius. The black stormy clouds passing swiftly over, and at times covering the whole or a part of,...its reverberated light on the white clouds above, in contrast with the pale flashes of forked lightning that attended the tropea, formed such a scene as... | |
| Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 pages
...distinguished at any place within six miles or more of Vesuvius. The black stormy clouds passing swiftly over, and at times covering the whole or a part of,...and giving a full view of it, with the various tints pro.-••il by its reverberated light on the white clouds above, in contrast with the pale flashes... | |
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