 | History - 1790 - 522 pages
...moved very rapidly, for 1 fcarce could turn to fall upon -the ground with my head to the -northward j •when I felt the heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as it dead, till loris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purpie haze, which I faw, was indeed... | |
 | 1790 - 614 pages
...ground. It was a kind of blufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I fcarce could turn to fall upon the ground with my head to the northward, when...Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which I faw, was indeed paßed, but the light air that llill blew was of heat to threaten fuffocation.... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1790 - 606 pages
...rapidly, for I fcarce could tum to fall upon the ground with my head to the northward, when I teft the heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all...Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which I law, was indeed palled, but the light air that flill blew was of heat to threaten fuffocation.... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1790 - 728 pages
...with my head to the no.thward, \vhen I felt the heat of its curreht pl.iinlv upon my face. We ;i'i lay flat on the ground as if dead, till Idris told us it wai blown over. The meteor or purple haze which 1 faw, w»s indeed piffled, but the light air that... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1790 - 734 pages
...upon the ground with my head to the northward, when 1 felt the heat of its current pLiinlv upon mv face. We all lay flat on the ground as if dead, till Iilris told us it was blown over. The incîcor or purple haze which 1 faw, wjs indeed p.iflcd, bur... | |
 | George Gregory - Philosophy - 1796 - 620 pages
...ground. It was_ a kind of blufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for 1 fcarce could turn to fall upon the ground with my head to the northward, when...heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay fiat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The me:eor, or purple haze, which... | |
 | George Gregory - 1798 - 630 pages
...ground* It was a kind of blufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I fcarce could turn to fall upon the ground with my head to the northward, when...Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which I faw, was indeed pafied, but the light ajr that flill blew was of heat to threaten fuffocation.... | |
 | Erasmus Darwin - Botany - 1798 - 472 pages
...It was a kind of a felufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I fcarce could turn to fall upon the ground, with my head to the northward, when...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat upon the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it wns blown over. The meteor, or purple haze which... | |
 | Thomas Dick - Atmosphere - 1799 - 200 pages
...to fall upon the ground, with my head to the north, when I felt the heat of its current plainly on my face. We all lay flat on the ground as if dead,...Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor or purple haze which I saw was indeed passed, but the light air which still blew was of heat to threaten suffocation.... | |
 | John Boyd Greenshields - 1800 - 174 pages
...ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly ; for I scarce could turn to fall upon the ground, with my head to the Northward, when...Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which I saw, was indeed passed ; but the light air that still blew, was of heat to threaten suffocation.... | |
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... 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... 
