... which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards, or the cloud itself, being pressed back again by its own weight,... An Account of the Statues, Busts, Bass-relieves, Cinerary Urns, and Other ... - Pagina 323door Henry Blundell - 1803 - 331 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1747 - 700 pagina’s
...addicfled upwards, or tlie Cloud itfelf being prcrTed to !-".:•:•., the Hiflorian, and are as followa, back again by its own Weight, expanded in this Manner : It appeared fomctimes _. _ „ , , it was either more or lefs impregnated with £ E TT ER XVI '. bright, and fometimes... | |
| John Russell (painter.) - 1748 - 324 pagina’s
...impelled it, the force " of which decreafed as it advanced upwards, or " the cloud itfelf being prefied back again by its * ( own weight, expanded in this manner: it " appeared fometimes bright, and fometimes da,rk, c ^ and fpotted, as it was either more or lefs im" pregnated... | |
| Midwife - 1750 - 302 pagina’s
...impelled it, the Force of which decreafed as it advanced upwards; or the Cloud itfelf, being prefled back again by its own Weight, expanded in this Manner. It appeared fomethnes bright, and fometimes dark and fpotted, as it was either more or lefs impregnated with Earth... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1754 - 590 pagina’s
...impelled it, the Force of which decreafed as it advanced upwards, or the Cloud itfeJf being prefled back again by its own Weight, expanded in this Manner : It appeared fametimes bright, and fometimes dark and (potted, as it was morr or lefs impregnated with Earth and... | |
| Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - 1757 - 390 pagina’s
...impelled it, the force of which decreafed as it advanced upwards, or the cloud it felf being prefled back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner : it appeared fometimes X 4 bright c About fix miles diftant from Naples.—This dreadful eruption happened AD 79,... | |
| 1747 - 702 pagina’s
...info Scrt of Blanches, occafioned, I imagine, cither by a ' .d it, the advanced itfelf being pelTed back again by its own Weight, expanded in this Manner: It appeared fomciimci bright, and fometiraes dark and fpotted, as it was either more or lefs impregnated with Earth... | |
| John Bascroft - 1770 - 374 pagina’s
...impelled it, the Force of which decreafed as it advanced upwards, or the Cloud itfelf being prefled back again by its own Weight, expanded in this Manner : It appeared fometimes bright, and fometimes dark and fpotted, as it was either more or lefs impregnated with Earth... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1790 - 912 pagina’s
...impelled it, the force of which decreafed as it advanced upwards, or the cloud itfelf being preficd back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner ; it appeared fometimes bright and fometimes dark and fpotted, as it was either more or lefs impregnated with earth... | |
| 1804 - 560 pagina’s
...great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches, and it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This was a noble phenomenon for the philosophic Pliny,... | |
| Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 590 pagina’s
...height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches; occasioned, 1 imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled...bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was cither more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's... | |
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