 We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with...  Thalaba the destroyer - Page 215by Robert Southey - 1809Full view - About this book
 | John Boyd Greenshields - English poetry - 1800 - 174 pages
...having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified, by a sight, surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of Desert from west to north-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand, at different distances ; at... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1802 - 572 pages
...miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely one of the most magnificent in ths world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and-...distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on wjth a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - Discoveries in geography - 1802 - 346 pages
...magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of (lesart, from west to the north-west of them, they saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different...distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness ; at intervals they thought they were ioming in a very few minutes... | |
 | 1802 - 572 pages
...having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from \V. and to NW of us, •we saw a number of prodigious fillars pf sand at different distances, at times... | |
 | Samuel Burder - Bible - 1804 - 444 pages
...having gone twenty.one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from \V. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars ofsandiit different distances, at times... | |
 | Samuel Burder - Bible - 1807 - 438 pages
...having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse...distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1804 - 440 pages
...having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse...pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving withgrcat celerity, as others stalking on with a majestic slowness j at intervals we thought they were... | |
 | Henry Robertson (M.D.) - Atmosphere - 1808 - 452 pages
...having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified, by a sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert from west to nor th-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand, at different distances, at... | |
 | Samuel Burder - Bible - 1812 - 442 pages
...twenty-one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight surely one oflhemostmagnificientin the World. In that vast expanse of desert, from W....us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand -dt different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic... | |
 | James Bruce - Egypt - 1813 - 584 pages
..."having gone twenty-one miles. We were here at once surprised and terrified by a sight, surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse...distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness ; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes... | |
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