 | George Beecher - 1844 - 356 pages
...mountain waves fifty feet above its usual level. The mountains around were impetuously shaken, some opened at their summits, which were split and rent in a wonderful manner, while huge masses of rock were hurled into the subjacent valleys. A great concourse of people had collected... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1847 - 866 pages
...the largest in Portugal, were impetuously shaken, as it were, from their very foundations ; and some of them opened at their summits, which were split...them being thrown down into the subjacent valleys. f Flames are related to have issued from these mountains, which are supposed to have been electric... | |
 | GEORGE RIPLEY - 1852 - 670 pages
...level. The largest mountains in Portugal were impetuously shaken from their very foundations : and some of them opened at their summits, which were split...them being thrown down into the subjacent valleys. But the most remarkable circumstance which occurred in Lisbon during this catastrophe was the entire... | |
 | 1852 - 678 pages
...The largest ra - mtain* in Portugal were impetuously "'л iken from their very foundations: and *>rae of them opened at their summits, which were split and rent in a wonderful manner, bug« masses of them being сЬг'тп down into the subjacent valleys. Dut the must remarkable circumstance... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1854 - 870 pages
...the largest in Portugal, were impetuously shaken, as it were, from their very foundations ; and some of them opened at their summits, which were split and rent in a wonderful manner, huge masses of than being thrown down into the subjacent valleys.* Flames are related to have issued from these mountains,... | |
 | Royal Geological Society of Ireland - 1856 - 368 pages
...the largest in Portugal, were impetuously shaken, as it were, from their very foundations; and some of them opened at their summits, which were split...thrown down into the subjacent valleys. Flames are said to have issued from these mountains, which are supposed to have been electric. The water in the... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1865 - 880 pages
...the largest in Portugal, were impetuously shaken, as it were, from their very foundations ; and some of them opened at their summits, which were split...related to have issued from these mountains, which arc supposed to have been electric ; they are also said to have smoked ; but vast clouds of dust may... | |
 | Friedrich Otto Froembling - 1866 - 438 pages
...the largest in Portugal, were impetuously shaken, as it were, from their very foundations; and some of them opened at their summits, which were split...also said to have smoked; but vast clouds of dust may have given rise to this appearance. The most extraordinary circumstance which occurred at Lisbon... | |
 | John White - 1866 - 328 pages
...above Its usual level. The mountains in the vicinity were impetuously shaken, and are reported to have opened at their summits, which were split and rent in a wonderful manner, huge masses of rock being thrown down into the subjacent valleys. Flames, supposed to have been electric, are said... | |
 | 1871 - 832 pages
...Eartliquake in Uzzialis Reign. 677 impetuously shaken, as it were, from their very foundations ; and some of them opened at their summits, which were split...also said to have smoked ; but vast clouds of dust may have given rise to this appearance" (Ibid. p. 476). We believe that there is more or less direct... | |
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Marvan, and Cintra, being some of the largest in Portugal, were impetuously shaken, as it were, from their very foundations; and some of them opened at their summits, which were split and rent in a wonderful manner, huge masses of them being thrown down... 
