| 1802 - 572 pages
...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 - 532 pages
...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... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1790 - 606 pages
...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...near the middle, as if ftruck with a large cannon fhot. About noon they began to advance with confiderable fwiftnefs upon us, the wind being very fhong... | |
| 1790 - 694 pages
...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... | |
| Tobias Smollett - 1790 - 734 pages
...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 - 728 pages
...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 - 612 pages
...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 - 542 pages
...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 - 544 pages
...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 - 620 pages
...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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