 | Samuel Boyse - 1753 - 378 pàgines
...fays, that fome were lifting up their Hands Hands to the Gods ; but that the greater Part imagined, that the laft and eternal Night was come, which was to deftroy both the Gods and the World together. This Diftinttion may be juftified by the united Teflimony of the Ancients,... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), William Melmoth - 1757 - 390 pàgines
...own fate, another that of his family; fome wifhing to die, from the very fear of dying, fome lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the laIl and eternal night was come, which was to deftroy both the A gods and the world trgether. Among... | |
 | 1762 - 438 pàgines
...fhrieks of women, the fcreams of children, and the cries of men : fome calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their hufbands,...eternal night was come, which was to deftroy both the gods and the world together. At length a glimmering light appeared, which however was not the return... | |
 | 1762 - 438 pàgines
...women, the fcreams of children, and the cries of men : fome calling for their children, others for theft parents, others for their hufbands, and only diftinguifhing...eternal night was come, which was to deftroy both the gods and the world together. At length a glimmering light appeared, which however was not the return... | |
 | Samuel Boyse - 1771 - 406 pàgines
...Vefuvius, he fays, that fome were lifting up their hands to the gods; but that the greater part imagined, that the laft and eternal night was come, which was to deftroy both the gods and the world together. This diftinftion may be juftified by the united teftimony of the antients... | |
 | 1798 - 514 pàgines
...diftinguifhine each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family, fome wiihing to die from the very fear of 'dying, fome lifting...eternal night was come, which was to deftroy both the gods and the world together. At length a glimmering light appeared, which however •was not the return... | |
 | 1804 - 560 pàgines
...lamenting his own fate, another that of his family, some wishing to die from the very fear of dying, some lifting up their hands to the Gods, but the greater part imagining, that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy both the Gods and the world together. At length... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.) - 1807 - 424 pàgines
...fate, another that of his family ; some wishing to die, from the very fear of dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, \vhich was to destroy both the gods * and the world together. Among... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 pàgines
...lamenting his own fate, another that of his family, some wishing to die from the very fear of dying, some lifting up their hands to the gods, but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy both the gods and the world together. At length... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pàgines
...own fate, another that of his family; some wishing to die, from the very fear of dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods ; but the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy both the gods * and the world together. Among... | |
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... screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing... 
