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" It is attended by such a thunder-storm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen that phenomenon in a temperate climate. It generally begins with violent blasts of wind, which are succeeded by floods of rain. For some hours lightning is... "
The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary ...: Accompanied by an Atlas - Page lvii
1822
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Annual Register, Volume 57

Edmund Burke - History - 1816 - 838 pages
...attended with such a thunder-storm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen that phenomenon in a temperate climate. It generally begins with violent...intermission ; sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds, near the horizon ; at others it discovers the distant hills, and again leaves all...
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The Atmosphere and Atmospherical Phenomena

Thomas Dick - Atmosphere - 1799 - 200 pages
...is about to commence, it is ushered in by vast masses of clouds from the Indian ocean, accompanied with violent blasts of wind, which are succeeded by floods of rain, during which, the lightnings flash without intermission, and the thunders roll with loud and deafening...
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An account of the kingdom of Caubul and its dependencies in Persia, Tartary ...

Mountstuart Elphinstone (hon.) - 1815 - 744 pages
...attended with such a thunder-storm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen that phenomenon in a temperate climate. It generally begins with violent...intermission, sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds, near the horizon ; at others it discovers the distant hills, and again leaves all...
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The Pocket magazine of classic and polite literature. [Continued ..., Volume 3

1819 - 384 pages
...storm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen that phenomena in temperate climates. It generally begins with violent blasts of wind, which...intermission; sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds, near the horizon : at others it discovers the distant hills, and again leaves all...
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The Pocket Magazine of Classics and Polite Literature, Volume 3

1819 - 382 pages
...storm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen that phenomena in temperate climates. It generally begins with violent blasts of wind, which...intermission; sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds, near the horizon : at others it discovers the distant hills, and again leaves all...
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The Brighton gleaner; or, General repository of literary ..., Volume 2

English essays - 1823 - 536 pages
...storms as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen these phenomena in temperate climates. It generally begins with violent blasts of wind, which...intermission. Sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds-, near the horizon ; at others it discovers the distant hills, and again leaves all...
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Annual Register, Volume 57

Edmund Burke - History - 1824 - 858 pages
...with such a thunder- storm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only seen that phenomenon in a temperate climate. It generally begins with violent...intermission ; sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds, near the horizon ; at others it discovers the distant hills, and again leaves all...
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

Almanacs, English - 1824 - 514 pages
...a violent thunderstorm as can scarcely be imagined by those who have only witnessed the phenomenon in a temperate climate. It generally begins with violent...by floods of rain. For some hours lightning is seen without intermission ; sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds near the horizon...
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Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most ..., Volume 3

Hugh Murray - India - 1832 - 392 pages
...the night. It is attended by thunder-storms far eiceeding in intensity those of temperate regions. It generally begins with violent blasts of wind, which...intermission ; sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds near the horizon ; at others it discovers the distant hills, and again leaves all...
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Historical and descriptive account of British India, by H. Murray [and others].

1832 - 486 pages
...the night. It is attended by thunder-storms far exceeding in intensity those of temperate regions. It generally begins with violent blasts of wind, which...intermission ; sometimes it only illuminates the sky, and shows the clouds near the horizon ; at others it discovers the distant hills, and again leaves all...
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