| 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...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 - 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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