 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 pages
...uf a very white shining cloud, that lay remarkably cluss to th« ground. The sun was nearly setting, but shone extremely bright; I walked up to the cloud,...shoulders. This circle was complete, except what the sha. dow of my body intercepted. It exhihited the most mid colours, red being outermost : as far as... | |
 | Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 pages
...«*fa very white shining cloud, that lay remarkably clos; to thf ground. The son was nearly setting, but shone extremely bright; I -walked up to the cloud,...colours, -whose centre appeared to be near the situation t>f the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. This circle was complete, except what... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Curiosities and wonders - 1821 - 768 pages
...a very white shining cloud, which lay remarkably close to the ground. — The sun was near setting, but shone extremely bright: I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected into it, its superior part being surrounded, at some distance, by a circle of various colours, whose centre... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Wonder - 1821 - 788 pages
...which lay remarkably close to the ground. — The sun was near setting, but shone extremely bright : 1 walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected into it, its superior part being surrounded, at some distance, bv a ckele of various colours, whose centre appeared... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - Adventure and adventurers - 1838 - 672 pages
...forms the eastern boundary of the Vale of Clv»\c observed a rare and curious phenomenon. hut stinne extremely bright; I walked up to the cloud, and my...of my body intercepted. It exhibited the most vivid colours, red being outermost; as far as can be recollected, all the colours appeared in the same order... | |
 | Bernard Burke - Heraldry - 1850 - 630 pages
...appearance of a very shining cloud, that lay remarkably close to the ground. The sun was nearly setting, but shone extremely bright. I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected into it, when a very unexpected and beautiful scene was presented to my view. The head of my shadow was surrounded... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1853 - 748 pages
...of a very white shining cloud, that lay remarkably close to the ground. The sun was nearly setting, but shone extremely bright. I walked up to the cloud, and my shadow was projected into it ; when a very unexpected and beautiful scene was presented to my view. The head of my shadow was surrounded,... | |
 | John Livingston Lowes - Imagination - 1927 - 694 pages
...of a very white shining cloud, that lay remarkably close to the ground. The Sun was nearly setting but shone extremely bright. I walked up to the cloud,...and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. The circle was complete except where the shadow of my body intercepted it — it exhibited the most... | |
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The head of my shadow was surrounded at some distance by a circle of various colours, whose centre appeared to be near the situation of the eye, and whose circumference extended to the shoulders. 
