 | John Boyd Greenshields - 1800 - 174 pages
...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,...majestic slowness ; at intervals, we thought they were corning in a very few minutes to overwhelm us, and small quantities of sand did actually, more than... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 346 pages
...magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of (lesart, from west to the north-west of them, they saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different...stalking on with a majestic slowness ; at intervals they thought they were ioming in a very few minutes to overwhelm them ; and small quantities of sand... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1802 - 572 pages
...sight surely one of the most magnificent in ths world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and- to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars...moving with great celerity, at others stalking on wjth a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1804 - 440 pages
...sight surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances, at times moving withgrcat celerity, as others stalking on with a majestic slowness j at intervals we thought they were... | |
 | Henry Robertson (M.D.) - 1808 - 452 pages
...surely one of the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert from west to nor th-west of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand,...moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with majestic slowness. At intervals we thought they were coming in a very few minutes to overwhelm us;... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1809 - 288 pages
...terrified by a sight surely the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars...times moving with great celerity, at others stalking with a majestic slowness : at intervals, we thought they were coming in a very few moments to overwhelm... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1809 - 292 pages
...terrified by a sight mirely the most magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars...distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others (talking with a majestic slowness : at intervals, we thought they were coming in a very few moments... | |
 | Samuel Burder - 1812 - 442 pages
...by a sight surely one oflhemostmagnificientin the World. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand -dt different distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others stalking on with a majestic... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - 1814 - 396 pages
...of tiie most magnificent tights in nature. In that vast expanse of desert, from west to north-west, we saw a number of prodigious pillars of sand, at...distances, at times moving with great celerity, at others proceedmg with a majestic slowness; at intervals we thought they were coming suddenly to overwhelm... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1814 - 304 pages
...magnificent in the world. In that vast expanse of desert, from W. and to NW of us, we saw a numher of prodigious pillars of sand at different distances,...times moving with great celerity, at others stalking with a majestic slowness : at intervals, we thought they were coming in a very few moments to overwhelm... | |
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... few minutes to overwhelm us; and small quantities of sand did actually more than once reach us. Again they would retreat so as to be almost out of sight, their tops reaching to the very clouds. 
