 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 534 Seiten
...appearance, and makes remarks on them strongly characteristic of ibe age in which he lived. « On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St Elmo, with...that those lights were seen which mariners affirm to he the body of St Elmo, on beholding which they chanted many litanies and orisons, holding it for certain,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 436 Seiten
...appearance, and makes remarks on them strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with...the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which they chant many litanies and orisons, holding it for certain that, in the tempest in which he appears, no one... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 Seiten
...records the circumstance in a manner strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with...to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which they chanted many litanies and orisons, holding it for certain, that in the tempest in which he appears,... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1860 - 896 Seiten
...records the circumstance in a manner strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with...mariners affirm to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding wliich they chanted many litanies and orisons, holding it for certain, that in the tempest in which... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1861 - 506 Seiten
...remarks on them, strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in tho night, was seen St. Elmo with seven lighted tapers,...litanies and orisons, holding it for certain, that in tho tempest in which he appears, no one is in danger. Be that as it may, I leave the matter to them... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1868 - 442 Seiten
...how the crew were comforted by the appearance of the phenomenon. " On the same Saturday," he says, "in the night was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted...the topmast. There was much rain and great thunder. 1 mean to say that those lights were seen which mariners affirm to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1869 - 484 Seiten
...lights were seen which mariners affirm to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding which they chanted many litanies "and orisons, holding it for certain that...tempest in which he appears no one is in danger." In the record of Magellan's voyage a similar circumstance is mentioned. In the superstitious imagination... | |
 | William Jones (F. S.) - 1871 - 488 Seiten
...world, records the circumstance in a manner characteristic of the age in which he lived : " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo with...to be the body of St. Elmo; on beholding which they chanted many litanies and orisons, holding it for granted that in the tempest in which he appears no... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1872 - 684 Seiten
...protector being near. Fernando Columbus, the brother of the commander, records as follows : ' On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St Elmo, with...lighted tapers at the topmast. There was much rain and thunder. I mean to say that those lights were seen which mariners affirm to bo the body of St Elmo,... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 1170 Seiten
...how the crew were comforted by the appearance of the phenomenon. " On the same Saturday," he says, " in the night was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted...the topmast. There was much rain and great thunder. 1 mean to say that those lights were seen which mariners affirm to be the body of St. Elmo, on beholding... | |
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Columbus records the circumstance in a manner strongly characteristic of the age in which he lived. " On the same Saturday, in the night, was seen St. Elmo, with seven lighted tapers, at the topmast. There was much rain and great thunder. I mean to say... 
