 | Zurcher, Margollé - 1868 - 326 pàgines
...a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into sort of branches ; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force... | |
 | John Phillips - 1869 - 458 pàgines
...more exact description of its f1gure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended...top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards,... | |
 | 1869 - 542 pàgines
...not clear from which mountain the cloud proceeded, but it was " like a pine-tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches." Many times since has the famous " pine-tree cloud " hung in terrific beauty over the landscape, but... | |
 | Horace A. Cleveland - 1869 - 610 pàgines
...description of its figure than by resembling ifc to that of a pine tree, for it shot up a great hight in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the...top into a sort of branches ; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as ifc advanced upwards... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 276 pàgines
...contributing to health, and therefore daily practised by them. — ED. to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended...top into a sort of branches; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1870 - 526 pàgines
...to health, and therefore daily practised by them. — ED. & to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended...top into a sort of branches ; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards... | |
 | Richard Anthony Proctor - 1871 - 358 pàgines
...more exact description of its figure than by comparing it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended...at the top into a sort of branches; occasioned, I suppose, either by a sudden gust of air which impelled it, whose force decreased as it advanced upward,... | |
 | Osborne William Tancock - 1872 - 364 pàgines
...more exact description of its figure than by likening it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches : it appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated... | |
 | Henry Major - 1873 - 168 pàgines
...give a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to a pine-tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended...top into a sort of branches ; occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards,... | |
 | Richard Anthony Proctor - 1873 - 340 pàgines
...more exact description of its figure than by comparing it to that of a pine-tree, for it shot up to a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended...at the top into a sort of branches ; occasioned, I suppose, either by a sudden gust of air which impelled it, whose force decreased as it advanced upwards,... | |
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I cannot give you a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine-tree ; for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches... 
