| John Boyd Greenshields - 1800 - 174 Seiten
...world. In that vast expanse of Desert from west to north-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand, at different distances ; at times,...stalking on with a majestic slowness ; at intervals, we thought they were corning in a very few minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 346 Seiten
...that vast expanse of (lesart, from west to the north-west of them, they saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving...stalking on with a majestic slowness ; at intervals they thought they were ioming in a very few minutes to overwhelm them ; and small quantities of sand... | |
| 1802 - 572 Seiten
...that vast expanse of desert, from \V. and to NW of us, •we saw a number of prodigious fillars pf sand at different distances, at times moving with...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... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1802 - 572 Seiten
...ths world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and- to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at 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... | |
| Samuel Burder - 1807 - 438 Seiten
...in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving...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... | |
| Henry Robertson (M.D.) - 1808 - 452 Seiten
...world. In that vast expanse of desert from west to nor th-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand, at 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;... | |
| Robert Southey - 1809 - 292 Seiten
...in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking w ith a majestic slowness : at intervals, we thought they were coming in a very few moments to overwhelm... | |
| Robert Southey - 1809 - 292 Seiten
...in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others (talking with a majestic slowness : at intervals, we thought they were coming in a very few moments... | |
| Samuel Burder - 1812 - 442 Seiten
...vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand -dt different distances, at times moving with great celerity,...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... | |
| James Bruce - 1813 - 584 Seiten
...in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving...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... | |
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