 I was not surprised that the Arabs had been amazed and terrified at this apparition. It required no stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...  The United States Democratic Review - Pàgina 3581849Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1845 - 624 pàgines
...stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...had thrown down his basket and run off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learned this with regret, as I anticipated the consequences.... | |
 | 1850 - 704 pàgines
...was rounded and without ornament at the top." The Arab mind was sufficiently impressed and amazed. " One of the workmen, on catching the first glimpse...had thrown down his basket and run off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him." All who saw the head cried out, " There is no God but God, and... | |
 | 1849 - 602 pàgines
...strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from iho bowels of the earth, miarht well have belonged to one of those fearful beings which are pictured in the traditions 'if the country, as appearing to mortals, slowly ascending from the regions below. One of the workmen,... | |
 | 1849 - 608 pàgines
...stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. 1 his gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...pictured in the traditions of the country as appearing to mortitls, slowly ascending from the regions below. One of the workmen, on catching the first glimpse... | |
 | Austen Henry Layard - 1849 - 408 pàgines
...stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...had thrown down his basket and run off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learnt this with regret, as I anticipated the consequences.... | |
 | 1849 - 896 pàgines
...stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic bead, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...had thrown down his basket and run off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learned this with regret, as I anticipated tbe consequences.... | |
 | 1849 - 492 pàgines
...stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...had thrown down his basket and run off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learned this with regret, as I anticipated the consequences.... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1849 - 608 pàgines
...stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. 1 his gigantic head, Munched with age, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...had thrown down his basket and run off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learnt this with regret, as 1 anticipated the consequences.... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pàgines
...stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with age, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...had thrown down his basket and run off towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learnt this with regret, as I anticipated the consequences.... | |
 | 1849 - 638 pàgines
...stretch of imagination to conjure up the most strange fancies. This gigantic head, blanched with ige, thus rising from the bowels of the earth, might well...of the monster, had thrown down his basket and run oil" towards Mosul as fast as his legs could carry him. I learnt this with regret, as I anticipated... | |
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