 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1861 - 482 pages
...that I still feel, the dismal groans of our forests ; the late dreadful hurricane having subverted so many thousands of goodly oaks, prostrating the trees,...public accounts," he adds, " reckon no less than three thou sand brave oaks in one part only of the forest of Dean blown down." I have paused more than once... | |
 | Fruit-culture - 1861 - 588 pages
...dismal groans of our forests, produced by that dreadful hurricane of November, 1703, which subverted thousands of goodly oaks, prostrating the trees, laying...ghastly postures, like whole regiments fallen in battle. The public account reckons no less than three thousand brave oaks in one part only of the forest of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 482 pages
...that I still feel, the dismal groans of our forests ; the late dreadful hurricane having subverted so many thousands of goodly oaks, prostrating the trees,...public accounts," he adds, " reckon no less than three thou sand brave oaks in one part only of the forest of Dean blown down." I have paused more than once... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 pages
...that I still feel, the dismal groans of our forests ; the late dreadful hurricane having subverted so many thousands of goodly oaks, prostrating the trees,...thousand brave oaks in one part only of the forest of Dean, blown down." I have paused more than once in the wilderness of America to contemplate the... | |
 | John Timbs - England - 1867 - 408 pages
...our forests, when that late dreadful Hurricane, happening on the 26th of November, 1703, subverted as many thousands of goodly Oaks, prostrating the trees,...conqueror, and crushing all that grew beneath them. Myself had 2,000 blown down ; several of •which, torn up by their fall, raised mounds of earth, near... | |
 | John Timbs - England - 1867 - 408 pages
...dreadful Hurricane, happening on the 26th of November, 1703, subverted as manv thousands of geodly Oaks, prostrating the trees, laying them in ghastly...conqueror, and crushing all that grew beneath them. Myself had 2,000 blown down; several of which, torn up by their fall, raised mounds of earth, near... | |
 | John Murray (Firm), Richard John King - Hampshire (England) - 1876 - 568 pages
...of our forests, when that late dreadful hurricane, happening on the 26th of Nov. 1703, subverted so many thousands of goodly oaks, prostrating the trees,...conqueror, and crushing all that grew beneath them. Myself liad above 2000 blown clown ; several of which, tora up by their full, raised mounds of earth... | |
 | John Hill Burton - Great Britain - 1880 - 390 pages
...am that I still feel— the dismal groans of our forests when that dreadful hurricane subverted so many thousands of goodly oaks, prostrating the trees,...that grew beneath them. . . . The public accounts reckon no less than 3000 brave oaks in one part only of the Forest of Dean blown down ; in New Forest,... | |
 | John Hill Burton - Great Britain - 1880 - 396 pages
...am that I still feel — the dismal groans of our forests when that dreadful hurricane subverted so many thousands of goodly oaks, prostrating the trees,...that grew beneath them. . . . The public accounts reckon no less than 3000 brave oaks in one part only of the Forest of Dean blown down ; in New Forest,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 910 pages
...that I still feel, the dismal groans of our forests; the late dreadful hurricane having subverted so many thousands of goodly oaks, prostrating the trees, laying them in ghastly postures, Hkc whole regiments fallen in battle by tLe sword of the conqueror, and crushing all that grew beneath... | |
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I still feel, the dismal groans of our forests ; the late dreadful hurricane having subverted so many thousands of goodly oaks, prostrating the trees, laying them in ghastly postures, like whole regiments fallen in battle by the sword of the conqueror,... 
