 | 1802
...clouds ; there the tops often separated from the bodies ; and these, once disjoined, dispersed in th: air, and did not appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if struck with a large cannon uliot. About noon they began to advance with considerable swiftness upon... | |
 | 1793
...reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often feparated from the bodies ; and thefe, once disjoined, difperfed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes...broken near the middle, as if ftruck with a large cannon-mot. About noon they began to advance whh confiderable fwiftnefs opon us, the wind being very... | |
 | 1790
...very clouds. There the tops ofien fepar;ited from the bodies; and tliefe, once disjoined, dilperfed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes they...About noon they began to advance with confiderable fwiftnefs upon us, the wind being very fhong at north. Eftven of them ranged alongfide of us about... | |
 | 1790
...reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often feparated from the bodies ; and thefe once disjoined, difperfed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if druck with a large cannon-fhot. — About noon they began to advance with confiderable fwiftntfs upon... | |
 | 1790
...reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often feparated from the bodies ; and thefe, once disjoined, difperfed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as it Üruck with a large cannon fliot. About neon they began to advance with confiderable fwiftnels upon... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1790
...clouds. There (Jis Y y 2 tops often fc pa rated from the bodies ; and thefe, once disjoined, dilperfed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if n ruck with a large cannon fliot. About neon they began to advance with considerable fwiftnefs upon... | |
 | 1790
...very clouds. There the tops oflen leparated from the bojíos; and thefe, once disjoined, dilperfed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if ¡duck with a large cannon mot. About noon they began to advance with considérable Iwifmefs upon us,... | |
 | 1793
...reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often feparated from jiie bodies ; and thefe, once disjoined, difperfed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes...broken near the middle, as if ftruck with a large cannon-ihot. About noon they began to advance with . tmfiderable fwiftnefs -upon us, the wind being... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1793
...reaching to ihe very clouds. There, the tops often feparated from the bodies ; and thefe, once disjoined, difperfed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes...broken near the middle, as if ftruck with a large cannon-mot. About noon they began to advance with conliderable fwiftnefs upon us, the wind being very... | |
 | George Gregory - 1796 - 46 pagina’s
...reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often feparated from the bodies; and thefe, once disjoined, difperfed in the air, and did not appear more. Sometimes they were broken near the middle, as if (truck with a large cannon fhot. About noon they began to advance with confi lerable fwiftnels upon... | |
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... did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds. There the tops often separated from the bodies ; and these, once disjoined, dispersed in the air, and did not appear... 
