 Being got at a convenient distance from the houses, we stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots, which we had ordered to be drawn out, were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that...  The Letters of Pliny the Consul - Pàgina 306per Pliny (the Younger.) - 1809Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1804 - 560 pàgines
...the most level ground, that they could not keep them even by supporting them with large stone*. The The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be...its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth; it 'was certain at least, that the shore was considerably enlarged, and several sea animals were left... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 pàgines
...they stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots, they had ordered to be drawn out, were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that they could not keep them stedfast, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 568 pàgines
...we had ordered to be drawn out were so agitated backwards and forwards, though in the open fields, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting...driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the ea; th ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and several sea-animals were left... | |
 | Picture gallery - 1824 - 234 pàgines
...stood still, in the midst of a most hazardous and tremendous scene. The chariots which we had ordered out, were so agitated backwards and forwards, though...seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from the banks by the convulsive motion of the earth: it is certain, at least, that the shore was considerably... | |
 | John Edmund Reade - 1838 - 584 pàgines
...was night : " The chariots we had ordered to be drawn out, were so " agitated backwards and forwards, that we could not keep " them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. " Darkness overspread us, not like that of a cloudy night, or " when there is no moon, but of a room... | |
 | 1850 - 418 pàgines
...stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out, were so agitated backwards and forwards,...keep them steady, even by supporting them with large ftones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive... | |
 | Young people - 1852 - 1020 pàgines
...midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out were agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most...could not keep them steady even by supporting them by large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive... | |
 | Henry Peter Dunster - 1850 - 372 pàgines
...stood still in the midst of a most dangeious and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could mot keep them steady even by supporting them with large ston«s. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself,... | |
 | William Ware - 1851 - 138 pàgines
...midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out, were agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most...could not keep them steady even by supporting them by large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive... | |
 | William Ware - 1851 - 342 pàgines
...forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady even by supporting them by large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself,...and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motions of the earth. It is certain, at least, that the shore was considerably enlarged, and several... | |
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