 | Henry Blundell - 1803 - 352 pagina’s
...more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pine tree; for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top, into sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force... | |
 | 1804 - 560 pagina’s
...afterwards to ascend from Mount Vesuvins. Its figure resembled that of a pine"tree; for it shot up a 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... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 592 pagina’s
...a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great 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 it, the force of which decreased as it advanced... | |
 | 1816 - 536 pagina’s
...but it was found afterwards to ascend from mount Vesuvius. Its figure resembled that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up to a great height in the form of a...extended itself at the top into a sort of branches; and it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 590 pagina’s
...a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great 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 it, the force of which decreased as it advanced... | |
 | Edwin Atherstone - 1824 - 358 pagina’s
...more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended...itself being pressed back again by its own weight expanded in this manner: it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 pagina’s
...more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended...itself, being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either... | |
 | William Clarke (architect.) - 1836 - 354 pagina’s
...place: Now flaming embers spread dire waste around, And Gods regret that Gods c-»n thus confound." which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches...itself being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner: it appeared sometimes oright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more... | |
 | the christians - 1836 - 426 pagina’s
...to issue and ascend from Mount Vesuvius. Its figure resembled that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself to the top into a sort of branches : it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted,... | |
 | 1840 - 524 pagina’s
...but it was found afterwards to ascend from Mount Vesuvius. Its figure resembled that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at top into a sort of branches; and it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it... | |
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for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, 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... 
