| James Augustus St. John - 1831 - 336 Seiten
...one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from west and to northwest of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand,...times moving with great celerity, at others, stalking on with a majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm... | |
| Robert Jameson, James Wilson, Hugh Murray - 1831 - 382 Seiten
...surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of Desert, from west to north-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...at different distances, at times moving with great velocity, at others stalking on •with majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming... | |
| 1831 - 548 Seiten
...the world. In the vast expanse of desert from west to north-west of us, we saw a prodigious number of pillars of sand at different distances; at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a few minutes to overwhelm... | |
| James Campbell (teacher of English.) - 1832 - 274 Seiten
...surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert from west to north of us we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with majestic slowness: at intervals we thought they were coming in a few minutes to overwhelm us;... | |
| James Augustus St. John - 1832 - 446 Seiten
...one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from west and to north-west of us we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand,...times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm... | |
| Theodore Edward Hook - 1832 - 494 Seiten
...sigbt, surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In the vast expanse of desert, from W. to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stately or with a majestic slowness ; at intervals we thought thev were coming in a very few minutes... | |
| Augustin Calmet - 1832 - 1060 Seiten
...world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pulars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic slowness ; at intervals wo thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm... | |
| Robert Jameson, James Wilson, Hugh Murray - 1833 - 394 Seiten
...surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of Desert, from west to north-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...at different distances, at times moving with great velocity, at others stalking on with majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in... | |
| 1834 - 438 Seiten
...— Having reached the vast expanse of desert which lies to the west and north-west of Chendi, they saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving with great celerity, and at others stalking on with a majestic slowness. At intervals, the party thought they should be... | |
| 1836 - 496 Seiten
...surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In the vast expanse of desert, from west to northwest of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand...at different distances, at times moving with great velocity, at others stalking on with majestick slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in... | |
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