 | History - 1790 - 522 pages
...high from the ground. It was a kind of blulh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for 1 fcarce could turn to fall upon -the ground with my head to the -northward j •when I felt the heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as it... | |
 | 1790 - 614 pages
...high from the ground. It was a kind of blufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I fcarce could turn to fall upon the ground with my head to...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which... | |
 | 1790 - 612 pages
...ground. It was a Jtin.l of hluih upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I icarce could turn to fail upon the ground with my head to the northward, when...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple h.ize, which... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1790 - 606 pages
...the ground. It was a kind of blufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I fcarce could tum to fall upon the ground with my head to the northward, when I teft the heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till... | |
 | George Gregory - Philosophy - 1796 - 620 pages
...high from the ground. It was_ a kind of blufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for 1 fcarce could turn to fall upon the ground with my head to...heat of its current plainly upon my face. We all lay fiat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The me:eor, or purple haze, which... | |
 | George Gregory - 1798 - 630 pages
...high from the ground* It was a kind of blufh upon the air, and it moved very rapidly, for I fcarce could turn to fall upon the ground with my head to...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which... | |
 | John Boyd Greenshields - 1800 - 174 pages
...not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly ; for...its current plainly upon my face. We all lay flat on the ground, as if dead, till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor, or purple haze, which... | |
 | John B. Greenshields - 1806 - 164 pages
...not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly ; for...with my head to the northward, when I felt the heat cf its current plainly upon my face." Bruce' s Travels. The effects of the Simoom are felt in places... | |
 | Henry Robertson (M.D.) - Atmosphere - 1808 - 452 pages
...here is the simoom." I saw from the south-east a haze come, in the colour like the purple part of the rainbow, but not so compressed or thick : it did not...plainly upon my face : we all lay flat upon the ground till Idris told us it was blown over. The meteor or purple haze which I saw, was indeed passed ; but... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it moved very rapidly ; for I scarce could turn to fall upon tin- ground with my head to the northward, when I felt Ute heat of its current plainly upon my face.... | |
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I saw from the south-east a haze come, in colour like the purple part of the rainbow, but not so compressed or thick. It did not occupy twenty yards in breadth, and was about twelve feet high from the ground. It was a kind of blush upon the air, and it... 
