 | Frances Ellis Sabin - 1921 - 552 pàgines
...a more exact description of its figure, than by resembling it to that of a pinetree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into several branches; because, I imagine, a momentarygust of air blew it aloft, and then failing, forsook... | |
 | George Howe, Gustave Adolphus Harrer - 1924 - 660 pàgines
...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 several brandies; because, I imagine, a momentary gust of air blew it aloft, and then failing, forsook... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1872 - 854 pàgines
...more exact description of its figure 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 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... | |
 | Rosaly M.C. Lopes, Tracy K. P. Gregg - 2004 - 284 pàgines
...eruption of Vesuvius volcano, Italy. He described the eruption column as, "a pine-tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into several branches...",11 an apt description of Italian umbrella pines. Pliny's account goes on to include... | |
 | Discovery - 2004 - 40 pàgines
...give you a more exact description of its figure than by comparing it to a pine tree, for it shot up at a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into several branches. My uncle ordered large galleys to be launched, and he went aboard one with the intention... | |
 | Daniel Eddy - 2005 - 509 pàgines
...description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pine tree ; for it shot up to 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 it advanced upwards,... | |
 | Marina Carter - 2012 - 357 pàgines
...what he saw: "a cloud of very unusual size and appearance. It resembled a pine tree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into several branches." Within about 45 minutes, cooling ash and pumice began to fall onto Pompeii, filling... | |
 | Charles Morris - 1888 - 536 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...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 - 848 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...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... | |
 | Robert J. Forbes - 1964 - 276 pàgines
...a more exact description of its figure than by resembling it to that of a pinetree, for it shot up a great height in the form of a trunk, which extended itself at the top into several branches ; because I imagine, a momentary gust of air blew it aloft, and then failing, forsook... | |
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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... 
