 | George Woods - 1811 - 396 pages
...into distinct columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth ; and they drive the water before them with a kind of rippling. Sometimes...minutes ; then rise again to the surface, and, in bright weather, reflect a variety of splendid colours, like a field of the most precious gems. The... | |
 | George Woods - 1811 - 396 pages
...into distinct columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth ; and they drive the water before them with a kind of rippling. Sometimes...minutes ; then rise again to the surface, and, in bright weather, reflect a variety of splendid colours, like a field of the most precious gems. The... | |
 | George Woods - 1811 - 394 pages
...length, and three or four in breadth ; and they drive the water before them with a kind of ripplirg. Sometimes they sink for the space of ten or fifteen...minutes ; then rise again to the surface, and, in bright weather, reflect a variety of splendid colours, like a field of the most precious gems. The... | |
 | C. H. Kauffman - 1815 - 460 pages
...into distinct columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth; and they drive the water before them, with a kind of rippling : sometimes...they sink for the space of ten or fifteen minutes, and then rise again to the surface ; and in fine weather reflect a variety of splendid colours, like... | |
 | Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 728 pages
...divided into distinct columns of five or six miles in length and three or four in breadth, and they drire the water before them with a kind of rippling : sometimes they sink for the spict of ten or fifteen minutes; then rise again to the surface, and in bright weather reflect a variety... | |
 | 1856 - 838 pages
...into distinct columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth, and they drive the water before them with a kind of rippling ; sometimes...fifteen minutes, then rise again to the surface, and in bright weather reflect a variety of splendid colours, like a field of the most precious gems, in which,... | |
 | Edward Polehampton, John Mason Good - 1818 - 894 pages
...distinct columns of fire or iix miles in length TOL. T. 1 u and three or four in breadth, and they drive the water before them with a kind of rippling : sometimes...fifteen minutes; then rise again to the surface, and in bright weather reflect a variety of splendid colours, like a field of the most precious gems ; in which,... | |
 | 1819 - 188 pages
...miles in length, and three or four in breadth, driving the water before them with a very perceptible rippling : sometimes they sink for the space of ten...fifteen minutes, then rise again to the surface, and in bright weather exhibit a resplendency of colours like a field of gems. The first check that this army... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...miles in length, and three or four in breadth, driving the water before them with a very perceptible rippling ; sometimes they sink for the space of ten...fifteen minutes, then rise again to the surface, and in bright weather exhibit a resplendency of colours like a field of gems. The first check that this army... | |
 | 1820 - 188 pages
...length, and three or four broad; while the water before them, curls up, as if forced out of ils bed. Sometimes they sink for the space of ten or fifteen...minutes, then rise again to the surface ; and, in bright weather, reflect a variety of splendid colours, like a field bespangled with purple, gold, and... | |
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... ocean. It is divided into distinct columns of five or six miles in length, and three or four in breadth, and they drive the water before them with a kind of rippling : sometimes they sink for the space of ten or fifteen minutes, then rise again to... 
