 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 218 Seiten
...shepherd's warning; A rainbow at night, is the shepherd's delight." Can you explain this omen ? taining or depositing the rain, are opposite to the sun, and...in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates • that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind to us; whereas,... | |
 | Editor of The family manual and servant's guide - 1835 - 412 Seiten
...follows : a rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing the rain are opposite to the sun; now, in the evening the rainbow is in the east, and in...in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind, to us ; whereas,... | |
 | 1832 - 448 Seiten
...destroys the fertility of the SPH. JOHN O'Do.vovAN. * A rainbow can only occur when the clouds, containing or depositing the rain, are opposite to the sun, and...the evening the rainbow is in the east, and In the morninft in the west ; and a» our heavy reins, in this climate, are usually brought by the westerly... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1838 - 442 Seiten
...Phyi. — A rainbow can only occur when the clouds, containing or depositing the rain are oppo?ite to the sun, and in the evening the rainbow is in the...this climate, are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind to us ; whereas... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 Seiten
...delight. Can you explain this omen ? Phys. — A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing, or depositing the rain, are opposite to the sun, —...this climate, are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind, to us ; whereas... | |
 | 1839 - 428 Seiten
...shepherd's delight. A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing the rain are opposite to the sun. In the evening the rainbow is in the east, and in...in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road to us ; whereas, the rainbow... | |
 | 1842 - 242 Seiten
...shepherd's delight." It may be thus explained. A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain are opposite to the sun, —...in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the west indicates that the bad weather is on the road, by the wind, to us ; whereas... | |
 | Thomas Griffiths - 1846 - 440 Seiten
...delight." " This old proverb is generally correct, as a rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain are opposite to the sun ; and...in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the West indicates that the bad weather is on the road by the wind to us ; whereas... | |
 | Thomas Griffiths - 1846 - 462 Seiten
...delight." "This old proverb is generally correct, as a rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain are opposite to the sun; and...in this climate are usually brought by the westerly wind, a rainbow in the West indicates that the bad weather is on the road by the wind to us; whereas... | |
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A rainbow can only occur when the clouds containing or depositing the rain, are opposite to the sun ; and in the evening the rainbow is in the east, and in the morning in the west ; and as our heavy rains, in this climate, are usually brought by the westerly... 
