 | Bernhardus Varenius - Geography - 1734 - 562 pages
...horror and filence of the Night, made a Scene the molt uncommon and aftonifhing I ever faw ; which grew ftill more extraordinary as we came nearer the Stream. Imagine a vaft Torrent of liquid Fitc rolling from the Top down the Side of the Mountain, and with irrefiltible Fury bearing down and... | |
 | Philotheus - Earthquakes - 1748 - 210 pages
...ever feen, and which ftill grew more extraordinary, the nearer they Came to the Stream, refembling a vaft Torrent of liquid Fire,. rolling from the Top...with irrefiftible Fury, bearing down and confuming every Thing that ftood in its Way. This mighty Flood divided into two different Chanfiels, according... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Science - 1749 - 878 pages
...Horror and Silence of the Night, made a Scene the moft uncommon and aftoniihing I ever faw ; which grew ftill more extraordinary, as we came nearer the...Torrent of liquid Fire rolling from the Top down the Skie of the Mountain, and with irrefiftible Fury bearing down and containing Vines, Olives, Fig-trees,... | |
 | George Monck Berkeley, George Berkeley - English letters - 1792 - 482 pages
...uncommon and aftonifhing I ever faw, which grew flill more extraordinary as we came nearer the ftream. Imagine a vaft torrent of liquid fire rolling from the top down the fide pf the mountain, and with irrefiftible fury bearing down and confuming vines, pjiyes, fig-trees,... | |
 | Children's literature - 1806 - 210 pages
...from the fea-coaft, whic'i horrid fcene grew ftill more extraordinary, as w: came nearer the ftream. Imagine a vaft torrent of liquid fire rolling from the top down the fide of the mountain, and with irrefiftible fury bearing down and containing vines, olives, ig-trees,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 470 pages
...and astonishing I ever saw; which still increased as we approached the burning river. Imagine a vast torrent of liquid fire., rolling from the top down the side of the mountain, and with irresistible fury bearing down and consuming vines, olives,, and houses ; and divided into different... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Physical geography - 1816 - 468 pages
...and astonishing I ever saw; which still increased as we approached the burning river. Imagine a vast torrent of liquid fire, rolling from the top down the side of the moun* tain, and with irresistible fury bearing down and consuming vines, olives, and houses ; and divided... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 506 pages
...astonishing 1 ever saw, which grew still more extraordinary as we came nearer the stream. Imagine a vast torrent of liquid fire rolling from the top down the side of the mountain, and with irresistible fury bearing down, and consuming vines, olives, fig-trees, houses ; in a word, every thing... | |
 | George Berkeley - 1820 - 514 pages
...astonishing 1 ever saw, which grew still more extraordinary as we came nearer the stream. Imagine a vast torrent of liquid fire rolling from the top down the side of the mountain, and with irresistible fury bearing down, and consuming vines, olives, fig-trees, houses ; in a word, every thing... | |
 | 1826 - 434 pages
...astonishing I ever saw, which grew still more extraordinary as we came nearer the stream. Imagine a vast torrent of liquid fire rolling from the top down the side of the mountain, and with irresistible fury bearing down, and consuming vines, olives, fig-trees, houses; in a word, every thing... | |
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I ever saw, which grew still more extraordinary as we came nearer the stream. Imagine a vast torrent of liquid fire rolling from the top down the side of the mountain, and with irresistible fury bearing down and consuming vines, olives, fig-trees, houses;... 
